Next Day Meat Loaf Pie

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Ingredients

  • 1-1/3 cups water
  • 1/3 cup 2% milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/3 cups mashed potato flakes
  • 1 can (11 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
  • 2 slices Old-World Pizza Meat Loaf (recipe follows), cubed
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, combine the water, milk, butter and salt; bring to a boil. Stir in potato flakes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine corn and soup; gently fold in meat loaf. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Stir cheese and green onions into potatoes; spread over top.

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through and edges are golden brown.

Yield: 4 servings.

*+Old-World Pizza Meat Loaf+*

1 egg, lightly beaten
1-1/2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
1 can (4-1/4 ounces) chopped ripe olives, drained
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons onion soup mix
1 cup pizza sauce, divided
2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, olives, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, pepper, onion, soup mix and 1/2 cup pizza sauce. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a 10-in. x 6-in. rectangle and place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; Spoon remaining pizza sauce over top.

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Reserve 2 slices meat loaf for Next Day Meat Loaf Pie (recipe also in Recipe Finder). Serve the remaining meat loaf. Yield: 6 servings plus leftovers.

+Leftover: Next Day Meat Loaf Pie+

Nutritional Facts
1 slice equals 417 calories, 22 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 114 mg cholesterol, 1,037 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 32 g protein.