Italian Meat Pie

Submitted by ellie_

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (1/2 ounce) package spaghetti sauce mix
• 1 frozen deep dish pie shell
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, divided
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

directions

1. Brown ground beef and drain.
2. Add green pepper and cook 2 minutes.
3. Add water, tomato paste and spaghetti sauce mix; cover and simmer 10 minutes.
4. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Parmesean cheese on bottom of pie shell.
5. Spread 1/2 meat mixture on top of parmesean and then layer 1 cup Mozarella.
6. Layer remaining meat mixture.
7. Top with 1/4 cup Parmesean.
8. Bake on cookie sheet in 400-degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
9. Sprinkle with 1 cup Mozarella and heat until melted (10 minutes).

Reviews

[Lightly Toasted]

This was good. But as I was making it, DD came in with 2 friends....and they were all hungry, so I had to figure a way to make it stretch. I mixed ricotta cheese with an egg, and added 1/2 cup of prepackaged pesto. I Put the parm cheese down for the first layer, then the ricotta mixture, then followed the rest of your instructions. It was a hit!

 

[sydsmama]

I really like this. Great comfort food! Very easy meal, served with salad and garlic bread. My spaghetti sauce package by McCormicks said 1.5 oz, so I used about 1 oz.

 

[Rita1652]

I didn`t know what package spaghetti sauce mix so I just used Italian spices in place of it.I did use more cheese I would suggest adding onions, garlic,mushrooms. I felt this needed more of a kick.Don`t get me wrong this was good just missing something.Come to think of it the children would like something like this. Simple!

 

[ellie_]

Thanks Rita for trying Italian Meat Pie and you are right this is great for kids. Spaghetti Sauce Mix is made by Lawry's and McCormick--it comes in a little package and contains spices and seasonings and deheydrated onions/garlic/tomatoes to start spaghetti sauce. It helps give this recipe a bit of a kick and more of a spaghetti type of taste that kids like.