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Easter Ham Pie

Ingredients:

2 (9") pastry crusts
8 oz. thin sliced ham
5 oz. frozen spinach - thawed
3 eggs (room temp)
2 cups Mozzarella cheese
15 oz Ricotta cheese
1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 T. olive oil
1 T. basil leaves
Lemon pepper to taste

Method:

Preheat oven to 350. Line pie pan with 1 crust. Sauté peppers and ham in olive oil for 3 minutes and season with pepper. Whisk 2 eggs and ricotta in large bowl. Spread mixture into pie crust. On paper towels, pat spinach dry - then scatter on top of mixture. Sprinkle peppers and ham over spinach and top with mozzarella then basil leaves. Cover with second pie crust and trim edges. Cut vents in top of crust and brush top with 1 beaten egg. Bake 50-60 minutes or until golden brown. Let set about 15 minutes before serving.

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