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Are you like me? Busy with
life and little time for cooking a meal that everyone will enjoy and that will
be nourishing, as well? I have a reputation in my family of 5 siblings and
numerous cousins of beingthe ONEthat doesn't cook. I
do believe they all think I can'tcook and I like to perpetuate
that myth! After all, it saves me from all the headaches of trying to put
together a meal when we all get together! I have begun to cook more desserts
for our family gatherings and even now that's beginning to be questioned. Is it
just me, or am I that bad a cook?
So time is not the primary reason for my looking for easy, quick recipes. It's
more than likely my dislike for creating culinary masterpieces! Not that I could!
This recipe was given to me a very long time ago by my sister-in-law. She came
from a long line of Italians and she loved to cook. I made a few minor
adjustments to fit my life-style and cook it quite often. I use it as my "safe"
dish when having company!
Ingredients:
1 or 2 pounds ground beef
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped green or black olives
1/4 cup water
6 ounces tomato paste
1 package spaghetti sauce mix
2 Pet Ritz deep-dish pie crusts
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated
Preheat the oven to 400°. Brown the ground beef in a heavy skillet, drain, and
add green pepper, onion, mushrooms, and olives. Cook 2 or 3 minutes. Stir in
the water, tomato paste and spaghetti sauce mix. Cover and simmer approximately
10 minutes. While meat mixture is simmering sprinkle half of the Parmesan
cheese over the bottom of two frozen pie shells. Spread half of the meat
mixture over the Parmesan cheese in the pie shells. Sprinkle 1 cup of Mozzarella
cheese over the meat. Layer remaining meat mixture and Parmesan cheese.
Place the prepared pies on a cookie sheet so it will not spill over onto bottom
of oven. Bake in a 350° oven for 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle with Mozzarella
cheese. Return to oven until cheese melts. One pie serves six. But I always
make 2 pies so we'll have some left the next day!
This freezes well and my
entire family loves it. I serve it with a green salad and hot garlic bread and
they are happy and satisfied. I made 4 last Christmas and put them in the
freezer before my family arrived so I wouldn't have to spend my precious time
cooking instead of enjoying the kids.
I hope you'll give this a try, especially if your husband loves Italian food as
much as mine does. It's so much better than spaghetti.
Judy Shubert is an avid genealogist with ongoing research into several family lines and surnames. Currently compiling family history and photographs, Judy has plans to publish a book on her paternal grandparents. She retired after 20 years in the printing industry in Durham, North Carolina and has also worked as a freelance proofreader. You can find Judy's blog at Genealogy Traces and Food Gratitude.
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» left by April Lorier(0) April Lorier (188 days 3 hours ago.)
You must have a lot more room in your freezer than I do! After I spent all day making enough Albondigas for 3 months, my freezer was full! (Now I don't have any room left for TV dinners. Stupid!) ha! This sounds deelish, Judy!) Respond to this comment
» left by Judy Shubert(837) Judy Shubert (188 days 2 hours ago.)
Hmmm. I've never heard of Albondigas. What are they? I do have a pretty big chest freezer and my side-by-side, but sometimes I still run out of room! Respond to this comment
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