Cheeseburger Pie

I would like to say that I have been cooking up a storm and too busy to blog the recipes, but I would be lying.  Not much creative stove time has been logged since the new year, but this week I decided to get back in to gear.  So, without further ado...

I love this recipe for Cheeseburger Pie.  It is such an easy dish and a definite comfort food.  It comes from one of my favorite cookbooks called Nun Better: Tastes and Tales from Around a Cajun Table.  Just from experience, any time you run across a church parish or junior league cookbook, snatch one up.  You'll find some great recipes inside, just like this one. 

Ingredients:

1-9 inch pastry shell

1 pound ground beef

1 onion, chopped

1 bell pepper, chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 beef bouillon cube

1-8 ounce can tomato sauce

2 eggs, slightly beaten

8 slices American cheese

Directions:

Bake pie shell at 425 for 8 minutes, and set aside.  Brown meat, pour off excess fat.  Add onion, bell pepper, garlic and bouillon.  Cook until soft, about 10 minutes.  Add tomato sauce.  Stir in eggs and 6 slices of cheese.  Heat until cheese is melted.  Pour into pie shell.  Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes.  Add remaining 2 slices of cheese and bake until melted.