Gooey Pie

I hate pie. It's too sweet for me. But, this is the exception. This is SOOOO good.

1 unbaked pie shell
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
20 caramels, unwrapped (it really says that, shouldn't that be a given?)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg, beaten
2 T butter or margarine, melted
6 oz. semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325.

2. Put pie shell in 9-inch pie plate. Sprinkle chopped nuts in bottom of pie shell.

3. Put 2/3 of the sweetened condensed milk and the caramels in a saucepan over medium-low heat and stir constantly until melted and smooth. Spoon mixture over nuts.

4. Beat the remaining milk, butter and beaten egg in an electric mixer on medium for about 1 minute. Stir in chocolate chips and pour over caramel mixture in pie pan.

5. Bake 35 minutes or until center is set and a knife inserted in the pie comes out clean.