Sausage And Potato Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large red pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into strips 1/4-inch wide
• 1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, minced (or 1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley mixed with 2 teaspoons crumbled dried basil)
• 1 lb sweet italian sausage, casings removed (or kielbasa, sliced or ham, sliced)
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated (4 ounces)
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded (or monterey jack, fontina, or cheddar cheese, 8 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°.
• 2 heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 12-inch skillet over moderately high heat for 1 minute.
• 3 add the red pepper and zucchini and sauté, stirring occasionally until soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in the garlic, black pepper and basil, and sauté 2 minutes longer.
• 5 add the sausage, breaking up any clumps, and sauté until no longer pink but not quite cooked through, about 5 minutes. remove from heat.
• 6 toss the potatoes with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
• 7 spread 1/4 of the potatoes, overlapping slightly, over the bottom of a lightly greased 10-inch pie pan or a 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish.
• 8 spread 1/3 of the skillet mixture on top, followed by 1/3 each of the parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. press each layer down with your hands.
• 9 repeat the layers twice, finishing with a top layer of potatoes.
• 10 cover the pie with foil, set in the lower third of the oven, and bake for 40 minutes.
• 11 remove the foil and bake until the potatoes are crisp and cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more.
• 12 remove the pie from oven and let stand for 10 minutes at room temperature. carefully pour off any fat, then cut the pie into wedges. serves 6.