Pizza rustica italian easter

Learn how to make a decadent Italian meat pie with a variety of cheeses and cured meats. Come try our recipe for pizza rustica, an Easter classic!

A rich meaty and cheesy filling inside golden pastry creates tasty slices to savour. More pie than pizza, this four-meat, four-cheese dish is rich and delicious.

Italian Easter Meat Pie, also known as pizzagaina and pizza rustica, is a hearty, indulgent and decadent savory pie abundant with cured meats, cheeses and eggs in a buttery crust. It’s traditionally enjoyed in Italian households to signify the end of Lent and that Easter has arrived!

Pizza Rustica (Easter Pie Recipe) is a savory pie typically served the day after Easter, or Pasquetta, in Italy. My version is filled with sausage, prosciutto cotto, swiss chard, cheese and eggs to create a satisfying, rustic pizza rustica that is perfect for brunch or take along on a picnic!

This Italian quiche is the perfect Easter brunch entree. Get the recipe from Delish.com. #recipe #easy #italian #easter #crust #ricotta

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Note: Keep the cubed or crumbled meat consistent in size; each mouthful should have a blend of flavors, not be overwhelmed by one in particular.

Also called Pizza Piena, Pizza Gain, or Pizza Chiena, you'll find this loaded pie at most Italian Easter meals.

Enjoy a slice of this Italian Easter Meat Pie for your Easter celebrations. It’s loaded with a meaty cheese and egg filling with a homemade pie dough crust bottom and top. A traditional Easter meal that won’t disappoint! Yields 2 9" pies

Pizza Rustica recipe easter pie is a traditional Italian savory meat pie. Typically eaten for Easter to break the lent fast, this stuffed pizza has cheese, eggs, meats, and vegetables. Classic Pizzagaina.