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There is something about caramelizing onions that brings out the sweetness and flavor. This sweetness combined with sausage, gruyere cheese and a bit of thyme make a lovely combination and make a house smell like a home. This pie is elegant enough for a Sunday brunch with company, but easy and low-key enough for a family weeknight dinner.
Some may be surprised that I have sausage in one of my recipes. Many people think of pork as an unhealthy meat. Really, it depends how it is raised. I use local, organic, pasture-raised pork. The pasture environment infuses the pork with omega-3 fatty acids making the meat much healthier than the stuff raised in commercial facilities. Check out your local farmer’s markets for organic pastured meat.
Enjoy! Simply so savory!
-Annissa
Sausage, Caramelized Onion and Gruyere Pie
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons grass-fed butter plus enough to grease pie pan
- 2 medium yellow onions cut in half and then sliced thinly
- 5 large pastured eggs
- 3/4 cup grass-fed cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 pound breakfast style pasture-raised sausage
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/4 cup gruyere cheese ,finely grated (Preferably organic and grass-fed.)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350F. Grease pie pan with butter or coconut oil.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally until onions have caramelized, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, break eggs into a medium bowl.
- Whisk slightly to break up eggs.
- Whisk in cream, thyme, salt (I used about 1 tsp) and pepper to taste. Add slightly cooled caramelized onions.
- Heat empty onion skillet to medium heat.
- Add sausage and break up with a wooden spoon.
- Cook until browned and cooked throughout.
Add sausage and 3/4 cup of the cheese to egg and onion mixture.
Pour mixture into pie pan. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese. Place pan on cookie sheet before putting in oven.
- Bake at 350F for approximately 30 minutes. Center should be set when done. Let cool 10-15 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes
Serving size: 1/8th pie
Per serving:
Calories: 496
Fat (g): 44
Carbs (g): 3
Fiber (g): 1
Protein (g): 22
Net carbs (g): 2
This one sounds amazing, as I love all things savory! I look forward to trying it soon!
Thank you! I hope you like it!
Looks like a great recipe, can’t wait to try it. It would be really helpful if the ingredients were listed in the order they will be used, according to your instructions. Thanks!
Thanks for checking out our site and commenting! This recipe was one of the first we put up and we have learned so much since then! Thanks for catching my mistake. It should be fixed now.
I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Best wishes,
-Annissa
Love your recipes and this site, thank you for sharing your talents w/ others. Just an FYI: Your recipe does not indicate when to add the gruyere.
Thanks for pointing that out! This recipe is one of the first ones I put on the blog. I’ve gotten a bit better at writing up the recipes and have started doing process photos which helps, but I still occasionally leave out an instruction.
-Annissa
I am hurt that this seems to be an under-loved recipe on your site. I make this sucker once a month and it’s enough for leftovers for a few days. It’s decadent and filling and tastes amazing. And I hate eggs.. eggs are nasty little things but I’ll eat eggs all day in this dish. Thank you for the best egg recipe on the internet.