Beef Cottage Cheese Pie

I found this on the internet one night when I needed to use up some cottage cheese. I made it with a savory rye crust, and the whole family enjoyed it. The filling reminded me of sloppy joes, so next time I have leftover sloppy joe filling, I might try using it up in a pie like this. This is a quick and easy family-friendly meal.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 6-8
• Yields: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 9  inches  pie crusts
• 1⁄2 onion, chopped
• 2  stalks celery
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  lb ground beef
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup ketchup
• 2  tablespoons mustard
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1  cup cottage cheese
• 2  tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

1. Brown together onion, celery, garlic, and ground beef in a heavy skillet. Drain any excess fat. Add pepper, salt, ketchup, and mustard to skillet and cook and stir for 3 minutes. Turn this meat mixture into the pie crust.
2. Beat eggs and add cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese. Pour this mixture over meat in the pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, or until crust is golden and topping is puffed.