Strawberry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Pet-Ritz deep dish pie crust shell
1 qt. fresh strawberries, washed and hulled
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cornstarch
1 c. water
a few drops red food coloring
1 container La Creme whipped topping (any size)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Bake pie shell according to directions for empty baked crust.
Chop 1 cup of strawberries.
Combine sugar and cornstarch in a 2-quart saucepan.
Stir in water gradually until smooth.
Add chopped strawberries.
Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
Remove from heat. Stir in food coloring.
Cool in refrigerator 1/2 hour.