Italian Spinach Sausage Pie

Ingredients

• 1 pound bulk sausage italian
• 6  eggs 
• 0.1 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 0.1 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 1  double crust ready-to-use pie crust 
• 0.8 cup ricotta cheese 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 5 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
• 10 ounce pkt spinach frozen dry thawed chopped
• 1 tablespoon water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in sausage. Cook and stir until sausage is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes.
3. Drain excess grease. Separate one egg and set yolk aside; beat egg white and remaining eggs in a bowl. Fold spinach, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, salt, garlic powder, pepper, and sausage into eggs.
4. Line a 10-inch pie plate with bottom pastry; pour filling into crust.
5. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal, and flute edges; cut slits in pastry. Beat water and remaining egg yolk in a small bowl; brush the mixture over top of pie.
6. Bake in preheated oven until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 50 to 60 minutes.
7. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.