Mexican Beef Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pastry for 9-inch 2 crust pie
2 Tbsp. oil
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1/2 c. sliced stuffed olives
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 (8 oz.) can Spanish-style tomato sauce

Preparation

Line 9-inch pie plate with half of the pastry.
Heat oil in skillet; saute onion and green pepper 5 minutes.
Add beef; cook until browned, stirring frequently.
Add seasonings and tomato sauce; cook over low heat 15 minutes.
Let cool.
Add olives. Turn mixture into pastry shell.
Roll out remaining pastry; cut into thin strips.
Arrange over meat in lattice pattern.
Bake in preheated 400\u00b0 oven 35 to 40 minutes or until pastry is well browned.
Yields 5 or 6 servings.