I don’t remember where I even found this recipe, but it’s one that John and the kids love. I do remember that I made it several times and tweaked it until I got the right balance of mustard & ketchup. That was tricky. Too much and it was overpowering, too little and it got lost in the pie. It’s great to make ahead of time and then just pop in the oven when you are ready to eat. I always double the recipe cause John can finish off half the pie himself, plus the leftovers are great for lunch.
Cheeseburger Pie
1 prepared pie crust (I use Pillsbury, that red box hasn’t let me down yet)
1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
1 medium onion – chopped
2 cloves garlic – chopped
¼ cup flour
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons pickle juice
3 Vlasic Stackers – finely chopped (or use any pickle you have on hand)
2 tablespoon yellow mustard
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Place the pie crust in an 8-inch pie pan. Poke holes in the bottom and sides of the dough with a fork and bake at 425 for 12 – 15 mins (until lightly browned). Once the shells are out of the oven, lower the heat to 350.
Cook onions and garlic in small amount of oil until tender. Remove from pan. Cook ground beef (I added some Mrs. Dash and some garlic salt to this while it cooked). Drain any grease from meat. In a large bowl add the onion mixture to the ground beef. After the mixture has cooled a bit add the flour, pickle juice, pickles, mustard, ketchup and 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Mix to combine. Add mixture to the baked pie crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 mins. I cover the edges of my pie with a crust saver; if you don’t have one, place some tin foil around the edges so they don’t burn. Sprinkle with the remaining cup of cheese and return to oven for 5 mins. Let cool for 10 mins before serving.
What do you think of using hash browns for a crust for this? Bake it first and then do it the same. I might try it.
ReplyDeleteI think that's a great idea. I might use an extra egg in the crust just to make sure it binds. Let me know if you try it.
ReplyDeleteI bookmarked this recipe months ago and finally made it last night. It was such a hit and the possibilities with the types of "cheeseburgers" you could do are limitless. Definitely want to try the hashbrown crust idea. The simplicity of this blows other recipes out of the water.
ReplyDeleteI book marked this recipe months ago and finally made it last night. I actually googled it and found this website of which I am a huge fan now. The pie was a big hit and my boyfriend, who never lets me live down a culinary flop, loved it. I definitely want to try the hashbrown crust idea and the other "burger" combination are almost limitless! Compared to other recipes of the same concept the simplicity of this one blows them out of the water! Thanks so much!
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