Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Pizza Pie aka Mock Lasagna

Since I am going through a family cookbook for this month’s Cookbook of the Month, I wanted to make sure I did at least one main dish from my childhood. Not only do I have memories of this dish from my childhood, but I’ve made it many times myself now.

In the family cookbook, it is called Pizza Pie, which I thought was strange since I always remembered it being called Mock Lasagna. Call it what you may, but it is a delicious, hearty meal. And do you remember the Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations that I used not too long ago? They come in quite handy for this recipe!! If you can’t find the Recipe Creations, you can always use the crescent rolls and just pinch the perforations together. And this recipe is easily halved – which is great for a 2-person household like mine!

Pizza Pie aka Mock Lasagna
adapted from Goodman’s Galloping Gourmet

serves 8-10

Meat Filling
1/2 lb sausage
1/2 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
16 ounces tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper

Cheese Filling
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 cup cottage cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
3/4 lb grated Mozzarella cheese

Dough
2 cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls or 2 cans Pillsbury Recipe Creations

Preheat oven to 375F.

In a large pan, cook sausage and beef until no longer pink. Add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion is translucent. Add the parsley, tomato sauce, basil, salt and pepper and simmer for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, combine all the cheese filling ingredients in a small bowl.

Mold one can of crescent rolls in the bottom of a lightly greased 9×13 inch dish. Spread the meat filling over the dough. Top with the cheese filling. Mold the remaining can of dough over the top.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

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