Tater Crust Tuna Pie

Submitted by 911spatcher

"This recipe came from an email from Taste of Home. I have yet to try it, but my family loves tuna casserole. I thought this might be a nice change"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• Crust

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup mashed potato flakes
• 1⁄2 cup cold butter
• 3 -4 tablespoons ice water
• 1 (2 7/8 ounce) can French-fried onions, divided

• Filling

• 1 egg
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
• 3⁄4 cup mashed potato flakes
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can tuna, packed in water drained and flaked
• 2 tablespoons pimiento-stuffed green olives, chopped

directions

1. In a small bowl, combine flour and potato flakes, cut in butter until crumbly. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough is moist enough to hold together. Press pastry over bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9" pie pan. Flute edge. Set aside 1/2 c onions for topping. Sprinkle remaining onions into pastry shell.
2. In a large bowl, combine the egg , soup, 1/2 cup cheese, potato flakes, tuna and olives./ Spoon into pasty crust.
3. Bake 350 for 25 min or until the crust is golden. Sprinkle remaining cheese and reserved onions. Bake 5-10 min longer until the cheese is melted.
4. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.