Tomato Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (9 inch) deep dish pie shells, unbaked
• 4 -5 large tomatoes, peeled and thickly sliced
• 1 -2 vidalia onion, sliced thin and separated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (or powder to taste)
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise (dukes!)
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 1/4 lb lean bacon, fried and crumbled (optional)

Recipe

• 1 spread sliced tomatoes on paper towels and let sit for about 20 minutes to remove excess liquids. you can sprinkle with salt at this point if using salt.
• 2 bake pie shell for 10 min at 375 (prick w/ fork first). remove from oven.
• 3 layer tomatoes and onion rings in shell, sprinkling each layer with pepper, basil and garlic (and bacon if you choose touse!).
• 4 combine mayonnaise and cheese.
• 5 spread over tomatoes.
• 6 bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until pie is browned and bubbly.
• 7 let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• 8 **note it is important to spread the mayo mixture over entire pie, don't just "dollop" it on --
• 9 **note you may also need to tent with aluminum foil about half-way through cooking to keep crust from getting too brown.