Picnic Pie with Cheese and Ham

2 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 1 hours

274 calories per serving view nutrition facts

8 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	cups	ham	diced, cooked
15	ounces	cheese	cottage, small curd, drained
15	ounces	cheese	ricotta
2/3	cup	cheese	parmesan, grated
3	large	eggs	beaten
1/2	cup	bread crumbs	dried
1/2	cup	parsley leaves	minced
1/4	cup	onion	minced
1	teaspoon	italian herb seasoning	dried
1	x	salt	to taste
1	x	black pepper	to taste
1	dash	red hot pepper sauce (eg. Tabasco)
1	large	egg yolk	beaten, for the glaze

Directions

In a large bowl, mix the inch-sized diced ham, and add the cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, beaten egg yolks, Italian spices, salt and pepper and stir.

Add toasted bread crumbs, parsley, and onion and mix well.

In a 9" springform pan, place sufficient pie crust to coat the inside of the pan.

Put the filling into this pie crust and then top with a second crust.

Tuck the edges of the pie crust into the inside of the spring form pan and decorate the top crust with dough cutouts of flowers, or pigs, or whatever.

Coat the outer crust with beaten egg yolk and bake.

Bake in a 375 F oven for 1 hour.

Let cool to room temperature before removing from the springform pan.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 89g

Amount per Serving

Calories 274 66% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.0g	31%
Saturated Fat 12.0g	60%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 161mg	54%
Sodium 405mg	17%
Total Carbohydrate 6.0g	2%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	2%
Sugars 1.0g
Protein 17.0g	34%