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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Grits Fiesta Pie

Here is an old family favorite....but I haven't made it in quite a while....because I really forgot about it!   Time to dig into the time tunnel of old recipes and revive a few once again!   Enjoy  one of my old standards.   


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Grits Fiesta Pie

Main Dish


Grits Shell: 
1 1/2 cup water
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup white grits, quick cooking NOT instant grits!
1  egg, beaten
Meat Filling:  
3/4 pound sirloin, ground
1/3 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup black olives, sliced
3 tablespoon green pepper, minced
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
1 cup Monterey jack, shredded
2  eggs, beaten
2 tablespoon milk

Bring water and garlic powder to boil in a large saucepan, stir in grits.  Return to a boil and reduce heat, cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat.

Combine flour and Cheddar cheese; stir into grits. Stir 1 egg into mixture until well blended. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 9" pie plate; press with back of a spoon to form a shell.

Cook beef and taco seasoning mix in a large skillet until meat browns, drain. Spread meat mixture into pie shell. Top with 3/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese, tomato, olives, and green pepper; set aside. Combine 2 eggs and milk. pour over pie. Bake at 375F. for 25 minutes. 


Remove from oven,  sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Monterey Jack cheese and let stand five minutes before serving. 

Notes:  ©WHStoneman

Yield: 6 servings


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Bon Appetit!!

2 comments:

Pam said...

This sounds delicious! I love grits and have added this to my must try list. YUM!!!

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Thanks, Bill. Although I'm not much of a grits person, this recipe looks good. Since I like 'anything' Mexican, think I'll try this one..
Betsy

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