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country pie ... beef makes the crust

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Pamela Holcomb
Urbana, MD

This was my very favorite dinner when I was a child. I still have the original recipe that my mother tore out of a February 1960 McCall's magazine.

(1 rating)
yield 5 or 6 servings
prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For country pie ... beef makes the crust

  • THE CRUST
  • 1/2 c
    hunt's tomato sauce
  • 1/2 c
    bread crumbs
  • 1 lb
    ground beef
  • 1/4 c
    chopped onion
  • 1/4 c
    chopped green pepper
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/8 tsp
    oregano
  • 1/8 tsp
    pepper
  • THE FILLING
  • 1 1/3 c
    minute rice
  • 1 c
    water
  • 1 1/2 c
    hunt's tomato sauce
  • 1 c
    grated cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt

How To Make country pie ... beef makes the crust

  • 1
    Combine all crust ingredients and mix well. Pat meat mixture into bottom and pinch 1 inch flutings around edges of greased 9 inch pie plate. Set aside.
  • 2
    Combine Minute Rice, Hunt's tomato Sauce, salt, water and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Spoon the filling into meat shell. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle top with remaining cheese. Return to oven and bake uncovered for 15 minutes longer. Cut into pie shaped pieces. Enjoy!

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