Homemade Cheeseburger Pie

I cook a lot of healthy recipes in this house, and this Homemade Cheeseburger Pie is one of the very few ground meat recipes I can find that is not laden with fat and heavy stuff. It actually comes out very hearty, but has very few major ingredients, but lots of spices!

Yum

I made my own crust, which is so easy to do and takes mere minutes, especially with a food processor like this one.

I used 1 1/4 cups flour and cut 1/3 cup butter into pieces and processed the mixture until crumbly. Then I processed 4-5 tablespoons of cold water into dough until it was thoroughly mixed and smooth. This makes enough for one crust.

I served this with my favorite salad of late – blanched broccoli, tomato, celery, corn and red onion with olive oil and vinegar dressing.

Homemade Cheeseburger Pie Recipe

Ingredients
1 pie shell, frozen or homemade, unbaked
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon steak seasoning or burger seasoning (recipe below)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup plain fine bread crumbs
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard or a favorite gourmet mustard
2 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese blend or a Cheddar/American blend
sliced tomatoes, optional

Preparation

1. 1. Heat oven to 375°.

1. 1. Brown the ground beef with onion in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, steak or burger seasoning, salt, pepper, and bread crumbs. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.

1. 1. In a medium bowl whisk eggs with the mustard, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in chopped dill pickle, if using. Stir into the cooled ground beef mixture.

1. 1. Stir in about 1/2 cup of the cheese.

1. 1. Pack into the pie shell and bake for 30 minutes.

1. 1. Top with the sliced tomatoes, if desired, then top with remaining shredded cheese and bake for 5 to 10 minutes longer, until cheese is melted and crust is nicely browned.