Pizza Quiche

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb hot Italian sausage
• 1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package sliced pepperoni, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 3/4 cup pizza sauce (use your favorite)
• 12 tablespoons additional pizza sauce (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Remove and discard casing from sausage.

2. 2

   Cook sausage in a medium skillet until browned, stirring to crumble; drain well, and set aside.

3. 3

   Line a 9-inch quiche dish or pieplate with half of pastry; flute edges.

4. 4

   Bake at 450 for 5 minutes; prick pastry with fork, and bake additional 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Remove from oven; reduce oven temp to 350.

6. 6

   Combine eggs, ricotta cheese, and Italian seasoning; beat well.

7. 7

   Stir in cooked sausage,pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and Parmesan cheese.

8. 8

   Spoon egg mixture into baked pastry shell.

9. 9

   Cut an 8-inch circle out of remaining pastry; cut circle into 6 wedges.

10. 10

    Arrange pastry wedges on top of filling.

11. 11

    Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.

12. 12

    Let cool 10 minutes.

13. 13

    Spoon 2 T pizza sauce over each pastry wedge on top of quiche.

14. 14

    (you can skip this last part if you want to cut back on sauce, it's really just for looks).