IMPOSSIBLE LASAGNA PIE

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup small curd creamed cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
• 3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
• 1/2 cup Master Mix*
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 eggs
• chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Details

Adapted from everdaycheapskate.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400 F. Grease a 9-inch pie pan that is at least 1 1/4-inches deep. Cook beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until brown; drain. Layer cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese in pie plate. Stir 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese, the Italian seasoning and tomato paste into the beef until blended. Spoon evenly over top of the cheeses in pie plate.

Place Master Mix, water, salt, pepper and eggs in a bowl and stir together until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with fresh parsley if desired. Serves: 6.

Optional: If you have some spaghetti sauce on hand, heat it in the microwave to serve with this pie.

*MASTER MIX
 5 pounds all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups dry milk
3/4 cup double acting baking powder
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
3 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup sugar
4 2/3 cups solid vegetable shortening (like Crisco)
Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening until mix looks like cornmeal. Store at room temperature in a large container that has a tightly fitting cover (like Snapware or Tupperware). Â Makes 30 cups.

Note: You can substitute Master Mix for any recipe calling for Bisquick. Just make sure you  substitute water for any milk required in the recipe.