Country Pie

This is my old roommates recipe - we used to fix this all the time. It's a tasty, one dish dinner. The "crust" is a "meatloaf" mixture.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1⁄2 cup  breadcrumbs
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped onion
• 1  lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped green pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon dried oregano
•  salt & pepper
• 1 1⁄3 cups Minute Rice
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1  cup  grated cheddar cheese
• 1  cup water

Directions

1. Crust: Combine ground beef, 1/2 a can of tomato sauce, bread crumbs, onion, green pepper & spices.
2. Pat mixture down & up sides of a 9 inch pie plate (I use a deep dish).
3. Set aside.
4. Filling: Combine rice, all the remaining tomato sauce (1 1/2 cans), 1 cup water & 1/2 cup of cheese.
5. Pour on top of crust.
6. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
7. Sprinkle with rest of cheese & bake 10 -15 more minutes or.
8. until cheese is melted.