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Italian Beef and Sausage Pie combines ground beef, sweet Italian sausage, three kinds of cheese, onions and peppers, and Italian seasonings in a satisfying and delicious meal.
Every once in a while, my husband Jack makes a new recipe that is so good, we shuffle our calendar around so we can share the recipe sooner on A Family Feast. This Italian Beef and Sausage Pie is one of those recipes.
This fantastic meat and cheese pie was inspired by a ‘holiday meat pie’ recipe Jack spotted in a Polish recipe group on Facebook. We both loved the idea – but decided to take our version in a different direction with different meats, cheeses, and Italian-inspired seasonings.
We also wanted to make our Italian Beef and Sausage Pie more of a weeknight meal idea – and every ingredient in this recipe is easily found at the supermarket.
How do you make Italian Beef and Sausage Pie?
You’ll need a nine or ten-inch springform pan (affiliate link), and some parchment paper to line the bottom so your pie doesn’t stick. (Greasing the paper will help prevent sticking.)
In a large skillet, brown ground beef and Italian sausage until cooked through. We used sweet Italian sausage, but you could use hot Italian sausage if you prefer a spicier pie. Drain, but reserve the juices. (As the juices cool, skim the excess fat off the top, but save the rest of the liquid.)
Next, saute chopped onions and green bell pepper – seasoning the vegetables with dried basil and oregano, salt and pepper, plus a pinch of red pepper flakes. When the peppers are tender, add minced fresh garlic and cook that for a minute. Then stir in tomato paste and cook one minute more. Finally, add the strained juices and the cooked beef and sausage to the onion and pepper mixture. Stir, then set aside.
Next, mix up a batter of eggs, Greek yogurt, salt, baking powder, and some all-purpose flour. This mixture will resemble pancake batter.
Pour half of this egg and yogurt batter into the bottom of the prepared springform pan. Then, pour half of the meat mixture into the pan. Sprinkle grated Parmesan over the top of the meat, then layer slices of provolone cheese over the Parmesan.
Add the rest of the meat and sausage mixture on top of provolone slices. Mix chopped scallions and shredded mozzarella cheese to the remaining egg batter – then pour the batter over the top of the meat mixture.
Bake your Italian Beef and Sausage Pie for about 45 minutes. (We strongly recommend you place your springform pan on a foil-lined sheet pan while it bakes to avoid any leaks in your oven.)
After the pie bakes, you can brown the top under the broiler for a minute or so if you’d like a more golden top. Let the pie sit in the pan for about ten minutes to set up.
Place the pie on a platter and loosen the springform pan away from the sides (use a knife around the edges if necessary). Slice and serve while still warm from the oven.
What do I serve with Italian Beef and Sausage Pie?
We served our pie with a simple side salad, but it’s really quite filling all on its own.
Even though there are three cheeses in the recipe, this pie is not overly cheesy and gooey. It bakes up with a nice light crust on the bottom and top – and the center stays nice and firm, but soft and tender.
We think the flavors of the Italian Beef and Sausage Pie are really fantastic. We hope you love it too!
You may enjoy these other savory pie recipes:
- Spaghetti Pie
- Sweet Onion Turkey Cheddar Pie
- Chicken Carbonara Spaghetti Pie
- Tomato Pie
- Aussie Meat Pies
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Italian Beef and Sausage Pie
Italian Beef and Sausage Pie combines ground beef, sweet Italian sausage, three kinds of cheese, onions and peppers, and Italian seasonings in a satisfying and delicious meal.
Ingredients
Vegetable shortening or butter to grease a 9-10 inch spring form pan (pan should be at least 2 1/2 inches deep)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound Italian sweet sausage removed from casing
1 large sweet onion, diced into large half inch pieces, about 2 1/2 cups
1 large green Bell pepper, diced into large half inch pieces, about 2 cups
1 teaspoon dry basil
1 teaspoon dry oregano
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pinch red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Batter
3 large eggs
1 cup Greek full fat yogurt
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Other
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 pound provolone cheese sliced
1 large bunch scallions diced, about one cup
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. with rack in center of oven.
- Open a 9-10 inch springform pan and lay a piece of parchment over then snap the ring over so that the parchment covers the bottom and gets held in place by the ring. Use scissors to cut the outside parchment overhang. You should now have a round piece of parchment tightly held in place at the bottom of the springform pan.
- Use vegetable shortening or butter and grease the bottom parchment and inside ring sides. Set the pan aside for now.
- In a large saute pan, place two tablespoons of olive oil and over medium high heat and brown the beef and sausage meat. Pour into a strainer but save the liquid. Pour the liquid into a glass and remove and discard the fat that floats to the top with a spoon but save the liquid for later in the recipe.
- In the same pan over medium heat, add the last tablespoon of olive oil and add the onions, peppers, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and pepper flakes and cook for about four minutes or until the vegetables are no longer crunchy but are still firm.
- Add the garlic and cook one minute.
- Make a space in the center and add the tomato paste and cook one minute.
- Stir in two tablespoons of the reserved meat liquid and add all of the cooked meat and stir to combine. Set aside for now.
- In a medium bowl with a whisk, beat the eggs then add the yogurt, salt, baking powder and flour and whisk to combine. The batter should resemble pancake batter.
- Pour half of this batter into the bottom of the prepared springform pan and spread to the edges.
- Add in half of the cooked beef mixture, again, spreading to the edges.
- Sprinkle on all of the Parmesan then layer on all of the provolone cheese, overlapping the slices.
- Add the remaining meat on top of the provolone and spread to the edges.
- Add the scallions and mozzarella to the remaining batter and spread this mixture all over the top, spreading to the edges.
- Cover a medium sheet tray with foil and place the pie in the center and bake 45 minutes. Spring form pans are notorious for leaking so the foil lined pan will save your oven from drips.
- After 45 minutes, brown under broiler if the top needs it. I broiled ours for two minutes to brown the top further than it was.
- Let sit 10 minutes in the pan. If you press lightly on the center, it should feel firm like a quiche would feel when baked. If not, let sit five more minutes.
- Run a small sharp knife around the inside edges to loosen.
- Release the spring form outer ring then cut into eight pieces using a sharp serrated knife to cut through the top layer then down through the pie.
- Serve hot.
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Very good. Easy and lots of flavor
Thank you Shirley!
This was a BIG HIT with my family. The second time I made this, I cooked spinach with the meat mixture. This recipe is in my favorites rotation.
Thanks Lynn!
Liked the recipe alot. I followed directions. Nextime I think I will add a rue, mushrooms, peas and wine to the meat. seasoning was great.
Thanks Valerie!
My family loved this! I substituted red pepper for the green due to my family “hates” green pepper. Next time I’m substituting a pkg of well-squeezed frozen spinach (which my family likes even better than red pepper). We all loved this pie. It was gone in a hurry!
Thanks for the suggestions Lynn!
This was like a deep dish pizza without so much dough/crust. We had it with a simple tossed green salad. Delicious as-is, but next time we might try using Johnsonville hot Italian sausage instead of sweet, and adding sliced jalepenos to each layer, or maybe mushrooms. There are a lot of possibilities – maybe a layer of pepperoni! Think of your favorite pizza and go from there. Thank you for this great recipe; it’s a keeper!
So glad you liked it!
Yummy
Thanks Diane!
I can’t use eggs (my son is allergic). Would this recipe still work if I omitted them?
Hi Nicole – The eggs help bind the ingredients so it all stays together as you slice the pie. If you know of a suitable egg substitute for your allergies, you can try swapping that in.
Absolutely love it! Husband and all 3 sons approved. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you all enjoyed it Norman!
FYI: my son is a type 1 diabetic(insulin dependent) and the nutrition facts for carbs was very accurate for us. Thanks again!
That is reassuring to know Norma! We rely on a tool called Nutrifox to calculate the information and I’m very glad to hear that it is proving to be accurate! Thank you!
Loved it and so did everyone else, I made it for a birthday dinner. I followed the recipe as it states and turned out as expected. i will be making this again.
Thanks Jacque – so glad everyone enjoyed the pie!
Don’t usually leave reviews on recipes but this one was especially good. My husband is a retired chef and even he liked it! Didn’t include the ground beef just Italian sausage. Also, substituted the green pepper for red and served slices on a bed of arugula. Next time will add mushrooms and drizzle a little bit of pasta sauce on top! Thanks for sharing!
So glad you both enjoyed the recipe Catherine!