Seashells Meatball Pie Recipes

MEATBALL PIE

Steps:

• put 1 pie crust in pie pan.
• cook potatoes in beef stock with onion and parsley.
• when soft mix the flour into the sour cream and add to stock will be thick you want it tight.
• in bottom of pie shell add the defrosted meatballs add peas.
• add coleslaw mix.
• then add potato mixture over the top.
• top with other pie crust.
• bake 400 for 30 minutes until golden brown.

SWEDISH MEATBALL STUFFED SHELLS (COOKING FOR 2)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cool water; drain.
• In medium bowl, mix beef, 1/4 cup of the bread crumbs, the onion, salt, pepper, allspice, nutmeg, milk and egg yolk. Shape into 8 (2-inch) meatballs.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat. Add meatballs; cook 4 to 6 minutes, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides. Use slotted spoon to transfer meatballs to plate.
• Reduce heat to medium; add flour to skillet. Cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth and whipping cream; stir until smooth. Heat to boiling; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Insert meatball into each pasta shell; arrange in baking dish. Pour sauce over meatball-stuffed pasta shells.
• Cover; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center (at least 165°F). Remove from oven; spoon some of the sauce from bottom of baking dish over stuffed shells.
• Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add remaining 1/4 cup bread crumbs; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown. Transfer to shallow bowl; add dill weed. Sprinkle over baked stuffed shells; serve with sour cream and lingonberry preserves on the side.

MEATBALL PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients; crumble beef over mixture and mix well (mixture will be soft). Divide into fourths; shape each portion into 12 small meatballs. Brown meatballs, a few at a time, in a large skillet; drain and set aside.
• Drain tomatoes, reserving liquid. Combine the liquid with cornstarch; pour into the skillet. Add tomatoes and bouillon; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Stir in peas and carrots. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• For crust, combine flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water, 1 T. at a time, tossing lightly with a fork until dough forms a ball.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough to fit a 10 inch pie plate. Place in ungreased plate; add meatballs. Spoon tomato mixture over top. Roll remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling; seal and flute edges. Cut vents in top of crust. Brush with cream.
• Bake at 400 for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. If needed, cover edges with foil for the last 10 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

MEATBALL SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine ground beef. parsley, mustard, flour, egg, salt, pepper, powder and beef broth. Blend with a fork.
• In a 4-5 quart pan over high heat, bring brown onion gravy to a boil; add sherry and reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Quickly shape the beef mixture into 1 inch balls and drop into gravy. When all are in, cover and simmer until meatballs are no longer pink in the center, 10-12 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs (some of the onions will come too) to a bowl.
• Boil gravy over high heat, stirring often, until reduced to about 2 cups, apprx 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and remove half to be used another time. Return meatballs and any accumulated juice to gravy, mix gently.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, with a mixer or potato masher, mash potatoes with 2 TBSP butter and the cream cheese until smooth. If desired add just enough beef broth to moisten potatoes to be able to squeeze them through a pastry bag. Add cheese, salt and pepper to taste.
• Spray a shallow 3 1/2 to 4 quart casserole with cooking spray. Spread 2/3 of the potato mixture evenly over bottom. Add meatballs and gravy. Spoon remaining potato mixture decoratively around edge of meatball mixture or spoon into a pastry bag with 1 inch star or round tip and pipe around the edge. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake pie in a 400°F oven until gravy is bubbling and potatoes are browned, 30-35 minutes.
• Brown Onion Gravy:.
• Peel and finely chop 2 cups onions In a 4-5 quart pan over medium high heat, stir onions in 2 TBSP butter (I used 1) until richly browned, 13-15 minutes. Add 2 tsp sugar and stir for 2 more minutes. Add 3 TBSP flour and stir until browned 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 3 cups fat skimmed beef broth. Return to high heat and stir until boiling.

EASY CHEESEY MEATBALL PIE

Steps:

• 1 Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate or deep-dish pie plate with cooking spray. 2 In small bowl, toss potatoes with salt and pepper. Layer potatoes, peas, meatballs and cheese in pie plate. 3 In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk and eggs with fork or wire whisk until blended. Pour into pie plate. 4 Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until center is set and top is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Expert Tips Frozen meatballs are available in a variety of flavors. Plain meatballs are used in this pie, but Swedish meatballs with subtle spices and Italian meatballs with a heartier flavor can also be used.

TEX-MEX MEATBALL PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Unroll pie crust on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Place meatballs on center of crust.
• Note: If your meatballs are large, cut them in half before placing on pie crust.
• In small bowl, mix corn and 1/2 cup of the salsa.
• Spoon corn mixture over meatballs.
• Fold edge of crust over filling (about 2 inches); ruffle decoratively.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
• Top with lettuce and sour cream.
• Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup salsa.
• Serve immediately.