Rice Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. chopped onions
1/4 c. chopped green peppers
3/4 c. grated cheese
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
3 c. cooked rice
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Combine beef, crumbs, onion, green pepper, salt and pepper and 1/2 cup tomato sauce.
Pat mixture into bottom and sides of greased 10-inch pie plate.
Combine rice with remaining tomato sauce and 1/2 cup of cheese.
Spoon into meat shell.
Bake in moderate 350\u00b0 oven for 25 minutes.
Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and bake slowly for 10 more minutes.