Gluten free pizza pot pies are filled with sausage, tomato sauce and cheese, topped with pizza dough.
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These gluten free pizza pot pies don't taste like more traditional pot pies, but they're made up of all sorts of savory goodness packed into 2-cup ramekins (sauce! cheese! sweet peppers! sausage!)—all covered in my most favorite gluten free pizza dough. I can attest to the fact that one ramekin + a green salad = dinner even for a whole bunch of freakishly hungry growing children who never ever eat off of a children's menu and sometimes even find an adult-sized portion to be, well, lacking.
The fillings can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator (separately or all mixed together), then topped with pizza dough (and more cheese!) and baked to perfection. The whole thing comes together rather quickly. And if you're faced with a family that sometimes has to eat in shifts (hey, it happens), you can assemble all the individual dishes, and bake them as you need them.
Gluten Free Pizza Pot Pies
Equipment
- 6 16-ounce oven safe ramekins
Ingredients
- 1 recipe gluten free pizza dough
- 4 cups tomato sauce (prepared or homemade)
- ¾ pound gluten free sweet Italian pork sausage casings removed
- 1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion peeled and diced
- 1 small sweet bell pepper (red or yellow) seeded and diced
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 14 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese
- Egg wash (1 egg + 1 tablespoon water, beaten)
Instructions
- Prepare the gluten free pizza dough according to the recipe instructions.
- Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- Divide the tomato sauce equally among 6 individual oven-safe ramekins, each about 16 ounces in capacity. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper, place the ramekins on top and set aside.
- Place a medium, heavy-bottom saucepan over medium-high heat and add the sausage.
- Using a wooden spoon, break up the pieces until they’re bite sized. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is cook through (about 8 minutes).
- Remove the cooked sausage from the pan to a small heat-safe bowl and set it aside. You may now either drain all of the rendered fat from the sausage and add 2 tablespoons olive oil to the pan, or drain some of it and use 1 tablespoon olive oil. I usually do the former.
- Add the onion and diced pepper, and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are translucent and the pepper is softened (about 8 minutes). Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, for another 3 minutes or until the garlic is fragrant.
- Divide the vegetable mixture and the cooked sausage among the ramekins, and mix to combine.
- Divide the shredded mozzarella cheese among the ramekins, and set them aside.
- Divide the prepared, chilled pizza dough into 6 equal pieces.
- Place each on a lightly floured surface and, using a rolling pin and the method seen in this (oddly quiet) video, roll the dough into a round of dough at least 1/4-inch thick.
- Transfer each piece of dough to its own ramekin, placing it on top, with the edges overlapping the top of the baking dish. Lightly press the dough down on the top of the shredded cheese.
- Using a pastry brush, cover the pizza dough generously with the egg wash and top with a couple slices of sliced mozzarella cheese.
- Place the ramekins, still on the baking sheet, in the center of the preheated oven and bake until the pizza dough is golden brown all over and the cheese on top has begun to brown (about 15 minutes).
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool briefly before serving.
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Hi, I’m Nicole. I create gluten free recipes that really work and taste as good as you remember. No more making separate meals when someone is GF, or buying packaged foods that aren’t good enough to justify the price. At Gluten Free on a Shoestring, “good, for gluten free” just isn’t good enough! Come visit my bio!
Emma MacEachern says
These look delicious, however my GF mom was positively craving sausage rolls the other day, and I was wondering if you would please post a recipe for them, if you have one. Thank you!
Jennifer S. says
Super yum! Love your pizza dough!
Nicole Hunn says
Thanks, Jennifer!
Lucy says
Nicole these look great!
Teachers are still on strike here, I’m on a hunt for easy lunch ideas when all is done. Something that Amanda can heat up in the microwave. Have you reheated these? I have made pizza muffins in the past but they just aren’t the same as gooey yummy goodness like these :)
Nicole Hunn says
I have reheated them, Lucy, and they do great. There’s so much moisture underneath so they stay quite well. On strike? That’s awful, hope all is sorted soon!
Anneke says
My children all went off to school this morning, can you see me dancing? This will go in the mix for us, sometimes making actual pizza is so much effort, you know? These look easy-peasy and delicious.
Nicole Hunn says
I’m so jealous, Anneke. So, so jealous. But all the same, I’m happy for you. You certainly earned it, especially with your antics of letting the kids take turns with the shopping, menu planning, etc. this summer!
GClark says
This looks delicious!