ITALIAN MEAT PIE 
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/3 c. green pepper, chopped
3/4 c. water
6 oz. can tomato paste
1 1/2 oz. pkg. spaghetti sauce mix
1 deep-dish pie crust shell
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 c. grated Mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown beef in large skillet. Drain. Add green pepper and cook 2 minutes. Stir in water, tomato paste and spaghetti sauce mix; cover and simmer 10 minutes.

Sprinkle half the Parmesan cheese over bottom of frozen pie shell. Spread half of meat mixture in pie shell.

Sprinkle 1 cup Mozzarella cheese over meat. Layer remaining meat and Parmesan cheese.

Bake on cookie sheet in preheated oven 15 minutes, then sprinkle top with remaining Mozzarella cheese. Return to oven until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.

Freezes well and reheats even better. Serves 4.

 

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