Pizza Rustica With Sausage, Spinach and Cheese Recipe

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Pizza Rustica With Sausage, Spinach and Cheese
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
533
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place flour and butter in a dish and place in the freezer.
  2. Stir together the egg yolk, salt, and water and place this in the refrigerator.
  3. After 10 minutes have passed, process the flour and butter just until it looks like cornmeal or coarse sand. Add the egg mixture to bind, and process until it just starts to come together.
  4. Dump the dough onto a clean work surface and push together with your hands. Divide dough into 2 parts, one slightly larger than the other, and form these into discs. Wrap in plastic and let rest in the refrigerator.
  5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  6. Wipe out the processor bowl a bit and process the onions.
  7. Pour into a large skillet or dutch oven with the olive oil. Saute over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes.
  8. Add sausage and use the spatula to mix into the onions. Continue to cook until sausage is slightly browned.
  9. Remove from heat and add spinach and ricotta cheese.
  10. Add most of the shredded cheese (save about 1/3 of it) and egg whites. Stir together very well (to incorporate the whites evenly).
  11. Continue with the pastry. Placing each disc between two sheets of plastic wrap, roll one out to be about the size of your springform pan. Roll the other out to be larger than the pan by about 2 1/2 inches. (It will form the bottom and sides of your pie.)
  12. Take the top sheet off of the larger one and turn it onto the pan. Try to center it. Remove plastic and gently ease/press it into the pan.
  13. Into this sprinkle the cornmeal or breadcrumbs and then the remaining cheese.
  14. Spoon the filling into the crust. Do not overfill - you may have extra filling. Place the top crust over this, and press the edges together with the bottom crust. Poke a few steam holes in the top, and bake about 40 minutes, or until the pie is golden.
  15. Let rest about 10 minutes before serving. Also great cold or warmed up the next day.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 533.03 Kcal (2232 kJ)
Calories from fat 310.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.5g 53%
Cholesterol 144.68mg 48%
Sodium 1181.11mg 49%
Potassium 437.87mg 9%
Total Carbs 31.24g 10%
Sugars 5.47g 22%
Dietary Fiber 3.07g 12%
Protein 25.9g 52%
Vitamin C 21.1mg 35%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 17%
Iron 6.9mg 38%
Calcium 346.8mg 35%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 208.34 Kcal (872 kJ)
Calories from fat 121.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.48g 53%
Cholesterol 56.55mg 48%
Sodium 461.64mg 49%
Potassium 171.15mg 9%
Total Carbs 12.21g 10%
Sugars 2.14g 22%
Dietary Fiber 1.2g 12%
Protein 10.12g 52%
Vitamin C 8.2mg 35%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 17%
Iron 2.7mg 38%
Calcium 135.5mg 35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.9
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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