Ground Beef Pie

Whenever we have ground beef, I like to jazz it up a little, instead of just cheeseburgers or hamburger helper (don't get me wrong, I love myself some burgers and hamburger helper! Stroganoff hamburger helper anyone? Yummm) but sometimes I just want to try other things with ground beef. I have had this recipe in my dancing teddy bear recipe book for a while now, and have surprisingly never made it.

Just by first glance at the recipe, I knew it was going to need some... jazz. haha. Ground beef is generally sort of flavorless, so are eggs, and so is biscuit mix. Cheese was pretty much the only flavor redeemer here. So I added a few spices and I could have probably added even more.

Let's gather our ingredients:
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (I used sharp cheddar)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup biscuit/baking mix
• (Optional) Frank's Red Hot sauce. We put it on before we ate the pie and it gave it a nice kick in the pants. :)

You'll also want:
• A glass pie plate
• A colander for draining the grease off the beef.
• Measuring utensils are a plus too. ;)
• Some Pam spray. I made it without, and let's just say that the pie plate is soaking now... :(

You might want:
• Some onions or onion powder
• Some chili powder cooked in with the beef

I say this as I could have probably added even more spice to the pie to kick the flavor up even more. Maybe a chili or taco packet added to the ground beef would be good.

First, brown your ground beef. Drain the fat. Spray your pie plate and press your ground beef into the bottom of the glass pie plate. Sprinkle the salt, pepper and oregano over the beef. I didn't mix the spices in, but rather did them as a layer. While you're at it, preheat your oven to 400.

Then, sprinkle your cheese over the beef.


In a separate bowl, mix your eggs, milk and biscuit/baking mix.

Try to get as much baking mix to mix in. I had a little ways to go when I took this picture.

Now, pour that goodness over the cheese/meat.

At this point, you have a plate full of liquid, meat and cheese and you'll think you added too much milk (that's what I thought at least!). Don't worry, it actually cooks in pretty well... just be careful when putting in the oven, it'll want to slosh all over. Before you go putting it in the oven though, take your garlic powder and sprinkle over the top, not mixing it in. This gives this crust a super yummy garlic bread type flavor when it's done. Your oven should be to 400 at this point, so go ahead and put it in for 35 minutes.

After 35 yummy smelling minutes... we've got a ground beef pie on our hands. Do let it cool a bit before gnawing into it - it'll help it set and you'll get better shaped pieces when you go to serve it.

It was pretty good, especially with a little Frank's Red Hot on top of it, and it tasted even better as it cooled. I think I'll be giving this recipe another go, but with sage pork sausage crumbled in the bottom, and maybe a sausage gravy on top! (That'll make it healthy, I'm sure.) ;)

Thanks for following along!

Ground Beef PieOriginal Recipe from Taste of Home

Ingredients
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup biscuit/baking mix
• (Optional) Frank's Red Hot sauce

Directions
1) In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Press into an ungreased (or lightly greased, if you want an easier clean up) 9-in. pie plate. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, oregano and cheese.
2) In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, milk and biscuit mix just until combined. Pour over cheese.
3) Sprinkle garlic powder over the mixture.
4) Bake at 400° for 35 minutes. Let cool before serving and enjoy! Add a few dashes of hot sauce to kick up the flavor.