Pacific Salmon Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup long grain rice
• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 eggs
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
• 1 (7 3/4 ounce) can salmon, undrained and flaked
• 1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk or 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 pinch curry powder
• 1 pinch cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 bring water and salt to a boil, add rice, bring to boil again, cover, reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes, until all water is absorbed and rice is tender.
• 2 grease a 9 inch pie plate with 1 teaspoon margarine.
• 3 melt remaining margarine in a fry pan.
• 4 sauté celery and onion about 4 minutes until tender.
• 5 beat 1 egg with pepper and mix into rice.
• 6 press rice onto bottom and sides of prepared pie plate to form crust.
• 7 sprinkle half the cheese over rice.
• 8 spread with half the celery mixture and salmon.
• 9 top with remaining celery mixture and cheese.
• 10 beat together remaining egg, milk, nutmeg, curry powder and cinnamon.
• 11 pour over ingredients in pie plate.
• 12 bake in 375 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• 13 cool 5 minutes.
• 14 cut into 6 wedges.
• 15 diabetic- 1 wedge; 2 protein choices; 1 starchy choice; 1 fats and oils choice.