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- Recipe for Couscous Pie
- COUSCOUS PIE
- 2 cups couscous
- 3 medium-sized onions, finely chopped
- 2 1/2 large sweet peppers, finely chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 pimento peppers, finely chopped
- 2 cups grated cheese
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 1 cup evaporated milk (we used the Carnation brand)
- 1 tsp. black pepper">pepper or white pepper">pepper
- 1 tin (425 g/15 oz) cream style corn
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