Meatball Pie With Potato Crust

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon minced onion
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (12 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 5 -6 slices cheese, cut into 1/2 inch strips

Recipe

• 1 combine beef,2 tablespoons of tomato sauce,egg,bread crumbs and salt.
• 2 shape into 1 inch meatballs.
• 3 in a skillet,brown meatballs and drain fat.
• 4 stir in the rest of the tomato sauce,veggies,thyme and pepper -- simmer for 5 minutes.
• 5 press potatoes over the bottom of a 10x6 inch pan sprayed with pam.
• 6 drizzle with oil and place under broiler until lightly browned.
• 7 spoon meatball mixture over crust and arrange cheese strips in lattice pattern on top.
• 8 bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.