Potato Sausage Tart - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 unbaked 9 inch tart shell and pie shell
1 lb mild Italian sausage or 1 lb hot Italian sausage
2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups well-seasoned mashed potatoes
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
cherry tomatoes, cut into halves (to garnish)

Preparation

Bake the tart shell at 450 degrees for 7 minutes. Set aside. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Remove the casing from the sausage. Crumble the sausage into a skillet. Cook until cooked through and drain on paper towels.
Combine the cottage cheese and eggs in a blender or food processor container. Process until blended. Pour into a large bowl. Beat in the potatoes, sour cream, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Place the sausage in the tart shell. Spoon in the potato mixture over the sausage. Brush the top with butter. Sprinkle with the cheese.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until heated through.
Just before serving, arrange the tomato halves cut side down down around the outer edge of the tart.