Daniel's Veggie Pie

This recipe came from our son Daniel, who lives in San Francisco. The actual origin of the recipe is unknown.  I bought two frozen vegan pie crusts, the Wholly Wholesome brand from Whole Foods....several people online recommended these ones and they were great!  http://www.whollywholesome.com/
I usually make my own pastry because it is so much better, and I enjoy the process of making things from scratch.  But in a pinch I tried these frozen crusts and they were surprisingly good.  I let them thaw in their tinfoil containers, then transfered one to my own pie plate and rolled the other one out flat for the top.  I have a wonderful recipe for a vegetarian pie crust and I'll post that another time.   This veggie pie is really good and you could have fun substituting alternate vegetables to your taste.  I personally found that there was too much cabbage and carrots so I have made some suggestions below. Thanks Daniel! (or "Dan" as everyone else calls him...but I'm his mother and he is Daniel to me)

DANIEL'S VEGGIE PIE

2 vegetarian Wholly Wholesome frozen pie crusts, thawed
2 Tbl of Earth Balance Spread or oil
1 yellow onion chopped
1/2 head of cabbage chopped
2 cups of carrots thinly sliced
1lb of soy sausage.  Daniel used Morningstar Breakfast Patties and I used spicy Gimme Lean in the tube
1 cup hot water
1 envelope of vegetarian instant brown gravy mix
2 Tbl of fresh parsley, chopped
1 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of savory (or sage and thyme) this is optional.  Depends on whether you like the taste of these spices.
1/4 tsp of pepper

Alternate
-substitute 1 cup of the sliced carrots with 1 cup of frozen peas.  I didn't like that many carrots
-add some mushrooms with the onion, cabbage and carrots.
-use 1/4 head of cabbage and add some broccoli.

Heat over to 400 degrees. Saute the onion, carrots and cabbage in butter/oil til browned about 15 min.  Remove to large bowl...at this point add the peas if you are using.  They can be put into the mixture frozen. In a large skillet heat the sausage (if using frozen sausage microwave first and break it up....or if using the Gimme Lean heat in the skillet just like you would ground beef). Add the water and the gravy package and spices.  Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.  Add the sausage mixture to the veggie bowl and mix. Pour into the bottom crust and cover with the top crust and crimp the edges together.  Using a sharp knife cuts slits for the steam to escape. Bake for 30 minutes.  Serve with a salad or sliced tomatoes.