Pizza Pie with Mashed Potatoes

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Servings
   Serves 4

Prep Time
   15 minutes

Cook Time
   20 minutes

Beef Type
   Ground Beef

Ingredients

• 1 package (12 oz.) fully-cooked ground beef crumbles
• 2-2/3 cups firmly packaged frozen mashed potatoes
• 1-1/3 cups milk
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 2 cups prepared chunky garden-style pasta sauce

Instructions

Place frozen mashed potatoes and milk in medium microwave-safe bowl. Mix well.

Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 3 minutes. Stir. Continue to microwave on HIGH 3 to 5 minutes longer. Using pot holders, carefully remove the bowl from the microwave. Add 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese to potatoes. Stir to mix well.

Open ground beef crumbles and place beef and pasta sauce in 9-inch, microwave-safe, deep-dish pie plate. Stir to mix well. Spoon potatoes on top of beef, spreading with spatula to cover the beef mixture evenly. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese on top of potatoes.

Microwave on HIGH 6 minutes. Using potholders, rotate pie plate. Continue to microwave on HIGH 3 to 7 minutes longer until beef mixture is thoroughly heated.

Using potholders, remove pie plate from microwave.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition information per serving: 567 calories; 35 g protein; 39 g carbohydrate; 30 g fat; 1293 mg sodium; 98 mg cholesterol; 4.2 mg niacin; 0.3 ng vitamin B6; 2.5 mcg vitamin B12; 4.0 mg iron; 5.6 mg zinc.