Deep Dish Italian Meat Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb Italian sausage
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3/4 cup water
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style crushed tomatoes, Hunts Italian flavored
1 piece garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/4 cup dehydrated onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated and divided in half
1 - 1 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated and divided in half
1 deep dish pie shell

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Brown beef in large skillet.
Drain, add green pepper and cook 2 minutes.
Dissolve cornstarch in water and add to skillet along with tomatoes and all seasonings.
Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
Sprinkle half of Parmesan cheese over bottom of pie crust.
Cover with half of meat mixture, then half of Mozzarella, followed by the remaining meat mixture.
Bake pie on cookie sheet 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining Mozzarella cheese and return to oven 5 more minutes or until cheese melts.