Italian Brunch Torta

Prep 20 min
Total 1 hr 35 min
Ingredients 13
Servings 8

This breakfast or brunch pie filled with hearty Italian ingredients tastes and looks like a gourmet dish. Just don't tell them how easy it was with Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts!

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated March 26, 2014

Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010

Loretta Torrens

Gilbert, Arizona

Make with

Pillsbury Pie Crust

Ingredients

1

box Pillsbury™ refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
1

tablespoon Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Pure Olive Oil
2

cloves garlic, sliced
1

box (9 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
1

cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/4

lb provolone cheese, thinly sliced
4

thin slices Genoa salami (1 1/2 oz)
1

jar (15 or 16 oz) roasted red bell peppers, drained, patted dry
3/4

cup olive tapenade (about 5-oz jar), drained
1/2

lb capicollo ham, thinly sliced
3 1/2

oz dry-pack sun-dried tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1

egg, beaten
1/2

teaspoon oregano leaves

Steps

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1

Place cookie sheet in oven (torta will bake on heated cookie sheet). Heat oven to 375°F. Make pie crusts as directed on box for Two-Crust Pie using 9-inch glass pie plate.
2

In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in spinach until well combined.
3

Spread 1/2 of spinach mixture in crust-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese. Layer spinach with provolone cheese, salami, red peppers, tapenade, ham, sun-dried tomatoes, remaining Parmesan cheese and remaining spinach mixture. Top with second crust; seal edges and flute.
4

Brush egg on top crust; sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and oregano. Cut 4 small slits in top. Place on cookie sheet in oven.
5

Bake 50 to 55 minutes, covering edge of crust with strips of foil after 15 to 20 minutes, until golden brown. Cool 20 minutes before serving. If desired, serve torta with fresh fruit on plates lined with romaine lettuce.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 470
Calories from Fat: 260

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 28g; 44%
Saturated Fat 12g 62% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 65mg; 22%
Sodium: 1360mg; 57%
Potassium: 700mg; 20%
Total Carbohydrate: 36g; 12%
Dietary Fiber 3g 11% Sugars 8g
Protein: 18g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 80%; 80%
Vitamin C: 60%; 60%
Calcium: 35%; 35%
Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;