Sausage Florentine Potpie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook sausage, crumbling meat, until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes; drain. Stir in tomatoes, spinach and 2 cups cheese., Pour sausage mixture into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish; top evenly with mashed potatoes. Bake 20 minutes; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until cheese is melted and top begins to brown, about 20 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place 1 pie crust into an ungreased 9-inch pie plate.
• Mix prepared sausage, 5 eggs, mixed vegetables and cheese together in bowl; season with salt and pepper. Pour into crust. Top with remaining pie crust and crimp edges to seal. Cut 3 slits in top crust. Brush with remaining 1 beaten egg.
• Bake for 35 to 37 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. If needed, cover pot pie with foil to prevent top crust from over browning.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain. Add tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, sugar, basil, oregano, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. , Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine eggs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and nutmeg; mix well. Stir in spinach, noodles and onions. Discard bay leaf from sausage mixture. , In each of two greased 9-in. square baking pans, layer a fourth of the noodles and a fourth of the sausage mixture. Top each with 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining Parmesan. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preparation Instructions:
• Position oven rack in center of oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, saute sausage, mushrooms and garlic until the meat is browned.
• Drain off fat and remove excess with paper towels.
• To skillet, add pizza sauce, oregano, basil, spinach, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook, stirring frequently, until hot.
• Place pizza crust on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 5 minutes and remove from oven.
• Spread meat mixture evenly over pizza crust.
• Top with cheese. Bake for an additional 8-10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with fresh cut basil or other fresh herbs, cut and enjoy!
• *Always cook sausage to internal temperature of 160 degrees F

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degree F.
• Remove sausage from casings.
• Brown sausage in a skilled, stirring to separate meat.
• Rinse and drain the grease off of the sausage.
• Add the spaghetti sauce, beans and thyme to the sausage in the skillet.
• Simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Remove from heat and stir in the mozarella cheese.
• Pour the mixture into a medium size, round oven proof skillet or pie dish.
• Unroll the crescent dough; divide into triangles.
• Arrange in a spiral with points of dough towards the center, covering the sausage mixture completely.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the spinach. Bring an additional wide, shallow pan of water to a boil for the eggs.
• Mix together the pork, red pepper flakes, fennel seeds, garlic powder, black pepper, paprika, salt and orange zest in a medium bowl. Using clean hands, divide the sausage mixture into 4 even balls.
• Heat 2 tablespoons neutral oil in a large skillet over medium-high until shimmering and almost smoking. Add the balls of sausage, one at a time, and use the flat side of a metal spatula to press down and flatten into a patty. Cook until the patties gets a nice sear and golden crust, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Keep warm (see Cook's Note).
• Heavily salt the large pot of boiling water. Add the spinach, making sure it is fully submerged. Cook until the spinach is tender and bright green in color, about 30 seconds. Remove using a slotted spoon or strainer. Let cool slightly, then squeeze dry. Set aside in the bowl of a food processor.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, orange juice and dry mustard. Add the melted butter slowly while whisking constantly until a thick sauce forms.
• Add half the "hollandaise" to the food processor bowl with the spinach and pulse to make creamed spinach. Taste. Add more salt as needed.
• Crack an egg into a mesh strainer set over a bowl. Wiggle the mesh strainer around to release the thin, loose egg white from the egg. Delicately drop the egg into the poaching water. Cook until the white is set and the yolk is still runny, 2 to 4 minutes. Carefully remove the eggs to a paper towel-lined plate or baking sheet to absorb any excess water.
• To serve, place a sausage patty onto a plate and top with the creamed spinach mixture and a poached egg. Pour some reserved sauce over the top. Sprinkle with smoked paprika and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until evenly brown; drain excess fat. Season with oregano, salt and pepper. Stir in tomato sauce and water. Remove from heat, and stir in cooked noodles.
• In a medium bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese, onion, and Parmesan cheese. Spread half of noodle mixture in a large casserole dish. Layer with all of spinach mixture, then cover with remaining noodle mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Cover with mozzarella, and continue cooking 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Brown sausages in skillet or on grill.
• Peel and slice onions. Put in bottom of 6qt crock pot.
• If using peppers, seed and slice vertically. Layer on top of the onions.
• Pour frozen spinach into crock pot.
• Arrange sausages on top of the spinach.
• Pour spaghetti sauce evenly over top of everything.
• Cook on high for 2 hours then on low for 3-4 hours. OR, thaw the spinach first and cook on low for 6+ hours.
• Serve over pasta, over rice, or with a hearty, crusty, bread. Pass grated Parmesan at the table.
• Note -- If preparing for a party or a potluck you may wish to slice the sausage and make 2 layers of ingredients to better control the portions. This version could have shredded mozzarella incorporated into the layers and on top.