Italian Brunch Torta

This breakfast or brunch pie filled with hearty Italian ingredients tastes and looks like a gourmet dish. Just don't tell them how easy it was with Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts!

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20 minutes

1 hour 35 minutes

8 servings



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving
  • 470
  • 28g
    (Saturated Fat 12g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 65mg
  • 1360mg
  • 36g
    (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 8g)
  • 18g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 80%
  • 60%
  • 35%
  • 15%
  • Exchanges
  • 3
  • 1 1/2
  • 1/2
  • 1 1/2
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Ingredients

  • 1  box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
  • 1  tablespoon Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Pure Olive Oil
  • 2  cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1  box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
  • 1  cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/4  lb provolone cheese, thinly sliced
  • 4  thin slices Genoa salami (1 1/2 oz)
  • 1  jar (15 or 16 oz) roasted red bell peppers, drained, patted dry
  • 3/4  cup olive tapenade (about 5-oz jar), drained
  • 1/2  lb capicollo ham, thinly sliced
  • 3 1/2  oz dry-pack sun-dried tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 1  EGGLAND’S BEST egg, beaten
  • 1/2  teaspoon dried oregano leaves

Directions

  1. 1Place cookie sheet in oven (torta will bake on heated cookie sheet). Heat oven to 375°F. Make pie crusts as directed on box for Two-Crust Pie using 9-inch glass pie plate.
  2. 2In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in spinach until well combined.
  3. 3Spread 1/2 of spinach mixture in crust-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese. Layer spinach with provolone cheese, salami, red peppers, tapenade, ham, sun-dried tomatoes, remaining Parmesan cheese and remaining spinach mixture. Top with second crust; seal edges and flute.
  4. 4Brush egg on top crust; sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and oregano. Cut 4 small slits in top. Place on cookie sheet in oven.
  5. 5Bake 50 to 55 minutes, covering edge of crust with strips of foil after 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown. Cool 20 minutes before serving. If desired, serve torta with fresh fruit on plates lined with romaine lettuce.

Categories: Course, Main Dishes

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