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    Frosted Meat Pie


    Source of Recipe


    JoAnna M. Lund


    Recipe Introduction


    A bite of this and it's almost like being a child again in my grandma's boarding house kitchen. It pleases the nose every bit as much as it pleases the mouth!
    Serves 8


    List of Ingredients


    • 1 Pillsbury refrigerated unbaked 9-inch pie crust
    • 8 ounces extra lean ground turkey or beef
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • 1 cup (one 8-ounce can) cut green beans, rinsed and drained
    • 1 cup (one 8-ounce can) sliced carrots, rinsed and drained
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium ketchup
    • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese
    • 1/2 cup Land O Lakes no-fat sour cream
    • 2 eggs, slightly beaten, or equivalent in egg substitute
    • 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes


    Instructions


    1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate. Flute edges. In a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray, brown meat and onion. Stir in green beans and carrots. Add Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, flour, and black pepper. Mix well to combine. Pour into pie crust. In a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs, and parsley flakes. Pour over meat mixture. Bake for 45 minutes. Place pie plate on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Cut into 8 servings.


    Final Comments


    Each serving equals:
    HE: 1 1/4 Protein, 3/4 Vegetable, 1/2 Bread, 1/2 Slider, 18 Optional Calories
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    230 Calories, 10gm Fat, 12gm Protein, 23gm Carbohydrate,
    436mg Sodium, 64mg Calcium, 2gm Fiber
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    DIABETIC: 1 1/2 Meat, 1 Vegetable, 1 Starch, 1 Fat

    "Healthy Exchanges Food Newsletter December 2000, pg. 6."

 

 

 


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