italian pizza pot pie
My eldest granddaughter loves Chicago style pizza & asked me if I could make her one and this is it! It's very cheesy & filling, so cut small pieces.
yield
8 -10
prep time
20 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For italian pizza pot pie
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1refrigerated pie dough
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2 Tbspolive oil
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1 tspcrushed italian herbs
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1/2 lbcooked, crumbled sweet italian-style sausage
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8 ozsoftened cream cheese
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1-1/2 cshredded good quality italian style cheese
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1-1/2 tspcrushed italian herbs
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1 csliced fresh mushrooms
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1-1/2 cfrozen mixed peppers, green,, red, yellow, a l ittle bit thawed and diced
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1-1/2 cpasta sauce, i used prego marinara, ( you can use more or less, to your liking.)
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10 slicepepperoni slices, ( between 10-15, depending on how many you want.)
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2 Tbspgrated parmesan cheese
How To Make italian pizza pot pie
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1Heat oven to 425. Lightly spray a 9" deep dish pie pan. Place the 1st pie shell in bottom of pan, brush w/ 1 tbsp oil , sprinkle w/ 1 tsp Italian herbs.In large skillet, over med-high heat, add 1 tsp oil. Add sausage crumbles, ( if not already cooked,) mixed peppers and mushrooms. Cook until sausage is fully cooked, let cool.
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2In large bowl, mix together cream cheese, shredded cheese and 1 tsp Italian herbs. Spoon in the sausage mix, mix well. Pour in the pasta sauce, mix well and spoon into pie shell.
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3Top with the remaining pie shell. Cut vents in top. Brush w/ remaining oil, sprinkle w/ Parmesan cheese. Place pepperoni slices on top. To prevent crust from burning, place strips of foil on edges of crust. Bake about 25 mins, taking foil off the edges the last 5 mins until crust is golden brown.
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