What do you get when you combine all your favorite pizza flavors and bake it into a pie? You get a delectable Pizza Pot Pie! Yes you read right; it’s not a chicken or beef pot pie, but a pizza pot pie! Take your fork and break through that cheesy, crunchy pizza crust on top. Scoop up a mouthful of the savory, meaty, delectable filling that is sure to please any and all pizza connoisseurs!
Using a refrigerated pizza dough makes this so easy to prepare. Keep reading to find out how you can make this for dinner tonight.
Begin by preheating oven to 450°F.
In a large skillet, cook Italian sausage breaking it into crumbles with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
Add onion and mushrooms and cook until sausage is browned and onions and mushrooms are soft.
Stir in bell pepper and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes to combine.
Add Italian seasoning and stir to combine.
Add pepperoni, olives and marinara sauce. Stir to combine.
Remove pan from heat and stir in shredded Italian cheese.
Stir until everything is completely combined.
Divide filling evenly between ramekins.
Roll out pizza dough and cut it into 6 squares.
Top each ramekin with a square of pizza dough allowing the dough to hang over the edges of the ramekin.
Brush dough with beaten egg.
Top each dish with 2 slices of Mozzarella cheese, overlapping the slices.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown, cheese is melted, and filling is hot.
Round out the meal with a fresh homemade Caesar Salad. Check out my favorite recipe to make your own homemade Caesar salad dressing that blows all those bottled dressings out of the water! Not only is it delicious but it comes together in just a few quick minutes. You know exactly what’s in it, no preservatives or chemical additives, and it pairs beautifully with these pizza pot pies for a truly simple but outstanding, delicious meal.
Cheesy Pizza Pot Pie
Equipment
- (6) 8-10 oz ramekins
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage, casings removed
- ½ large onion, diced
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- ½ green bell pepper, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1¼ cups pizza sauce
- ⅔ cup pepperoni, sliced
- 1 can sliced black olives, drained
- 4 oz shredded Italian cheese blend
- 11 oz refrigerated pizza dough
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 12 slices Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- In a large skillet, cook Italian sausage with onion and mushrooms until sausage is browned and onions and mushrooms are soft. Break up sausage into crumbles with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
- Stir in bell pepper and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes to combine.
- Add Italian seasoning and stir to combine.
- Add pepperoni, olives and marinara sauce. Stir to combine.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in shredded Italian cheese.
- Divide filling evenly between ramekins.
- Roll out pizza dough and cut into 6 squares.
- Top each ramekin with a square of pizza dough allowing the dough to hang over the edges of the ramekin.
- Brush dough with beaten egg.
- Top each dish with 2 slices of Mozzarella cheese, overlapping the slices.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown, cheese is melted, and filling is hot and bubbly.
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