Country Meat Pie

Submitted by Jacqueline in KY

"This is a very old recipe from Favorite Recipes of Kentucky and Tennessee. I have used this cookbook more than any I have. It belonged to my Grandmother and is about worn out."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• Crust

• 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
• 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon oregano

• Filling

• 1 1⁄3 cups instant rice
• 1 1⁄2 cups tomato sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated, divided

directions

1. For Crust:

2. Combine all crust ingredients and mix well.
3. Pat meat mixture into a greased pie pan.
4. Pinch 1-inch fluting around the edges.

5. For Filling:

6. Combine the rice, tomato sauce, salt, water and 1/4 cup of the cheese.
7. Spoon mixture into meat shell.
8. Cover with aluminum foil.
9. Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
10. Uncover and sprinkle top with remaining cheese.
11. Return to oven and bake uncovered 10 to 15 minutes longer.
12. Cut into pie-shaped pieces.

Reviews

[AuntMary]

I was looking for a quick-to-prepare meal as an alternate to meatloaf. A friend mentioned a rice and meat pie that her mom would make so I set out to find a recipe while waiting for my friends copy. Well this beat meatloaf hands down. The whole family enjoyed it. You could probably give it a Mexican spin using salsa. Only recommendation is to use 'no salt' tomato sauce or cut down on the salt added, because when you add the cheese it can be a bit too salty. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Nessa]

I made this for PAC Fall 2006. My family loved this!! DH says it needs to be made weekly! I love that kind of reaction! This is a keeper for sure! Thanks so much for the recipe!