Gold Nugget Meat Pie

This is a quick and easy meal to prepare that your family is sure to love. You can also put some instant potatoes over the top to make it look more like a pie. It is a complete meal all by itself. You can use less onion if you want.  We like a lot of onion, and the onions we buy are not all that big.  If you have a huge onion, then cut it in half and use one half for the meat mixture and the other half for the filling.

Crust Ingredients

1 c. soft bread crumbs
1/2 c. milk
1 egg, beaten
1 Tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt
3 Tbs. ketchup
3/4 lb ground beef
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped

Filling Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
2 Tbs. butter
1 (12 oz) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (16 oz.) can diced tomatoes
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. basil

Directions

In a large bowl, soften bread crumbs in milk for about 5 minutes. 

Mix in the egg, Worcestershire sauce, salt, ketchup, ground beef, garlic, and onion.

Press the meat mixture on the bottom and sides of a 10-inch pie pan or a casserole dish.  

Bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Drain grease if desired. 

As the crust is baking, begin making the filling.

Filling

Sauté onion in the butter.  

Add the whole kernel corn, tomatoes, salt and basil.  Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes.  

Pour hot corn and tomato mixture into the baked meat crust. 

Return to the oven and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer, or until the meat is completely done.