Name: Tomato Pie Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 slices
Ingredients: 4 large tomatoes, sliced thin; 9" pie crust; 1/4 cup basil leaves, chopped; 1/2 cup green onions, sliced; 3/4 cup mayo; 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded; 1 cup mild or medium cheddar cheese, shredded; Salt and pepper (to taste)

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A delicious fresh tasting savory pie with minimal ingredients this Tomato Pie Recipe is easy, filling, cheesy and absolutely addicting.

We always have an overabundance of tomatoes every year. Sometimes we get sick of making the usually salsa or tomato sauces and want to do something different with those tomatoes.

We love this Tomato Pie. My mom lived in Mississippi for many years when she was younger and brought back a lot of delicious recipes with her, this pie was one of them.

Now everyone has their favorite way of making Tomato Pie, but this is how we make our tomato pie recipe and have been for many many years, its great as a main dish or a side dish as well!

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

With fresh produce, cheese, herbs and mayo, this pie has simple ingredients and is super easy to put together.
You can make your own homemade crust or just use a refrigerated or frozen pie crust, making this pie super versatile.
It is a great way to use up any produce you have laying around from your garden or herb garden, the flavors meld together well and give it just the right bite with creaminess.

Now this recipe really only consists of major ingredients, pie crust, tomatoes, basil, green onions, salt, pepper, cheese and mayo.

Now while this year we sadly did not get a garden going, my mom has a green thumb and graciously always let’s me use her produce and herbs when I need them.

I was craving her Tomato Pie Recipe and knew I just had to make it before summer ended! It’s juice, cheesy and creamy all at once.

The tomato with the basil goes really well and we absolutely adore it, I can say that this is unlike any of my other pie recipes I have on this site because it is savory, and I’m known to err on the sweet pies, but trust me, it is super good.

HOW TO MAKE TOMATO PIE, STEP BY STEP:

Preheat oven to 375. Add your pie crust to a 9″ pie plate, crimp edges and bake in oven for about 10 minutes or until slightly browning and hardened, remove from oven to cool (Photo 1).

Slice your tomatoes and place them on a paper towel lined baking sheet and sprinkle with salt, this will draw out the moisture, let them sit for about 15 minutes, then dab with paper towel pressing gently to remove as much moisture as you can (Photos 2 & 3).

Layer the bottom of your pie crust with tomatoes until it is covered, sprinkle with some basil and green onions and a sprinkle of salt and pepper, repeat until all tomatoes are used up, ending with your basil and green onions (Photos 4-6).

In bowl mix together mayo and cheeses until combined, spread gently on top of the tomato layers and sprinkle with a bit more salt and pepper then bake in oven for about 30 minutes until browned and golden, remove from oven to cool (Photos 7-9).

See simple this Tomato Pie Recipe is? It really is a fabulous pie to whip up if you want something a little different from the normal sweet pies.

Some of my favorite savory pies include: Ground Beef Taco Pie, Beef and Mushroom Guinness Pie and this Classic Chicken Pot Pie!

HOW TO STORE TOMATO PIE:

While Tomato Pie is best served fresh, you can store this recipe in an airtight container such as a pie keeper, ziploc bag, etc in the refrigerator, it is best used within 3 days of baking.

CAN YOU FREEZE TOMATO PIES?

I do not recommend freezing this pie recipe so I am not going to provide any instructions on how to do so. Freezing the pie would make the pie crust go soggy once the pie itself defrosted as the tomatoes will produce more liquid then in turn make the pie runny as well.

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MAKING TOMATO PIE:

You can use any type of tomatoes that you like for this recipe, Romas, heirloom, etc. Just make sure they are thinly sliced and with moisture taken out of them.
You can use frozen, refrigerated or fresh made pie crust, they all work the same in this recipe.
If you don’t want to layer the basil and green onions between each of your tomato layers, you can add them all on top before adding your mayo and cheese layer.
Pre-baking the crust prevents it from going soggy and making sure that the bottom of the crust bakes during the process.
You can use any mixture of cheese you would like, we like cheddar and mozzarella, you can use all cheddar if you would like.
Salt and peppering each layer helps with even flavoring.

If you are looking for a delicious way to use up those tomatoes of yours this Tomato Pie Recipe is exactly the one that you need, fresh, easy and flavorful.

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