country pie ... beef makes the crust

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45 Pinches
Urbana, MD
Updated on Jul 3, 2011

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.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake
yield 5 or 6 servings

Ingredients

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

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

  • Step 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.
  • Step 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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