Cheeseburger Pie
i decided to make this a bit more healthy by using ground turkey, 1/2 cup nonfat-1/2 cup whole milk and substituting 2 egg beaters and 1 egg white for the 2 whole eggs. i also used reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese. season the ground meat to your taste. i used cumin, Mex. chili powder, garlic salt and a bit of oregano. (original recipe below). Makes 6 servings.
Ingredients
| 2 cups (1 lb.) | cooked ground beef | |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | chopped onion |
| 2 | finely chopped garlic cloves (optional) | |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | milk |
| 0.5 cups | 120 ml | baking mix |
| 0.5 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | salt |
| 2 | large eggs (use real eggs, it's better) | |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | shredded Cheddar cheese |
Instructions
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9-inch pie plate. Cook the ground beef and onion until the beef is brown, drain. Stir in the salt. Spread in the pie plate, sprinkle with cheese. Stir the remaining ingredients with a fork until blended. Pour into the pie plate. Bake 25 minutes (30-35 at high altitudes), or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes 6 servings.
IMPORTANT NOTE... mine was definitely NOT done after 25 min. it was, however, getting nice and brown on top. when i stuck the knife in it was really wet so i tented with foil and kept it in for approx 10 minutes longer. just make sure you do the test because the top can be deceiving. also i let mine set for about 10 min before cutting and serving.
Variation: IMPOSSIBLE MEXICAN PIE: Season the cooked, drained hamburger with taco seasoning mix. Add 1 small can (4-6 ounces) drained diced green chilies. Garnish the finished pie with chunky salsa and sour cream.