Santa Fe Pot Pie

 Recipe by Miss Ivy Breen

Ingredients:
1/2 onion -  copped
a little oil
2 lbs hamburger  (you don't have to be too particular with the pounds, just a good size package)
1 lb sausage  (again, don't worry about the exact size)
1 can tomato sauce
1 can kidney or pinto beans
1 cup salsa
1 package taco seasoning

Pie crust - either homemade or store bought
1 can green beans
shredded cheese

Mashed potatoes
A good tablespoon of sour cream and butter
Salt, pepper and any other seasoning you like (I used basil)

In a skillet saute onion with oil until it starts to get translucent.  Add hamburger and sausage and cook until done.  Drain the grease.  Add tomato sauce, salsa and taco seasoning and beans.  Salt and pepper it to your taste.  Set aside

Peel and cube your potatoes and get to boiling.

Make your pie crust or use a premade pie crust. Using a fork, poke holes in the crust and bake it until it is just slightly cooked - about 10-15 minutes, you don't want it to brown at this point, just set up.  Precooking your crust will keep it from being doughy when you layer the meat into it.

Add your meat mixture to the crust

 Layer on the green beans

Top this with grated cheese

When you mash your potatoes, I added lots of Basil seasoning, butter and sour cream.  Whip it good (no pun intended).  Because your meat mixture is so flavorful, I think the mashed potatoes needs to be extra flavorful in order to hold up with the meat flavor so be generous with your seasoning.

 

I then took a spoon and made mounds of potatoes to ring the pot pie with.  Put it back into the 350 degree oven and bake for 1/2 hour to heat through.  I added a dollop of sour cream to the top of each piece when I cut it.  This recipe will serve 6 people and it reheats well if you have leftovers.