Veggie Ricotta Bake
By: Emily Slayton
Published: Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 9:19am

Ingredients




Pie crust (use your favorite recipe for pie crust or use 1 sheet of the premade)
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp basil seasoning or fresh chopped basil
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup cooked whole wheat or regular couscous
1/2 cup chopped broccoli
1 chopped tomato
2 chopped green onions

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2 Mix Ricotta, garlic, 1 egg, salt and pepper, basil, mayonnaise, mozzarella, and couscous. Set aside. 3 Roll out pie crust. Spread cheese mixture out over the crust, leaving a 1 1/2" ring free of mixture. 4 Roll the ring of crust over onto mixture, fold as necessary. 5 Sprinkle veggies on top of cheese mixture that is not covered by the crust. 6 Mix 1 egg yolk and 1 tbsp water. Spread over visible crust. 7 Place in over and back for 25-35 minutes or until edges are golden brown.