My, Oh My! Cheeseburger Pie!

So I really didn't want my first blog post to be a recipe, but it is all I have had time to do here recently.  Not that I have anything against recipe blogs...they are my favorite! You should check out my friend Lauren's blog over at Ommy Noms if you are looking for some delectable delights! I plan on trying out her Watermelon Frozen Yogurt as soon as possible!


This has been the busiest 2 weeks of my whole summer! Therefore, starting a blog right now may have been a less than stellar idea, but when the mood strikes you, you just have to go for it. I figure since I have to cook for the husband and kids anyway, I can use recipes as my fillers for when I am super busy and don't have "project time."


Anyhow, I got the recipe idea for Cheeseburger Pie from Anne Coleman's recipe found at Disney Family and just tweaked it a bit for things I already had here at the house. If I had to go grocery shopping in this heat, humidity, and rain with my children...well, let's just say I wouldn't want to!


So Anne's recipe calls for several things I did not have. I didn't feel like cutting up pickles, so I substituted pickle relish into the meat mix, I used dried onion because I didn't have time to chop any, and I didn't have crescent rolls, but I did have my new favorite thing...frozen bread dough. I don't know if any of you have used frozen bread dough before, but I think it's amazing. Believe it or not, I did not even know you could buy frozen bread dough. I mean, I guess I just never thought about it before! I also used shredded cheddar instead of American because, well, that's just how I roll.


So, here goes the recipe!






Cheeseburger Pie


1 lb super lean ground beef
1 loaf of frozen bread dough
1 1/2 Tbsp chopped dried onions
1 Tbsp hamburger seasoning
3 to 4 Tbsp pickle relish 
2 Tbsp ketchup
2 Tbsp mustard
2 Tbsp flour
2 Tbsp dill pickle juice
2 Tbsp milk (I used whole, lactose free because that's what we keep in the house for the Taco Bird)
3 cups of shredded cheddar cheese


Thaw out frozen bread dough by following directions on the back of the package.*
Preheat the oven to 360. In a 10-inch glass baking pan, spray cooking spray to keep the bread dough from sticking. Roll or pound out dough to shape into the pan, pushing up the sides as if you were making pie crust. I used the end of a large plastic spatula to get the sides up the way I wanted. Once you get the dough pushed out far enough, place into the preheated over for 20 minutes. While the dough is cooking, you can prepare the meat mixture.


In a medium sized skillet, brown the ground beef. Mix in dried onions and hamburger seasoning. Keep an eye on the meat and make sure to keep the temperature on a low/medium setting. If you cook your beef too quickly, it will be tough. Once the meat has browned, mix in pickle relish, ketchup, and mustard. Cook for about 30 seconds to a minute and then mix in flour, pickle juice, and milk. Remove from heat and mix in 2 cups of the shredded cheddar. 


Check on your bread dough after 20 minutes is up and make sure it looks cooked. If your bread dough is not cooked, your pie will be soggy and that's gross. For real, it will be so nasty. I have made that mistake before! So if your dough is not cooked, cook it for 5 more minutes and that should do the trick. If you aren't sure if it's done, go ahead and do the 5 minutes anyway. It should not take more than 25 minutes to cook the dough if your oven is heating correctly.

Once your dough is cooked and you've gotten it out of the oven, pour your meat mixture into the "pie crust" and sprinkle the last cup of cheese on top. Stick it back in the oven (still at 360) for 10 more minutes. After 10 minutes your dough should be golden and your cheese should be bubbly!

*I didn't know I was going to cook this so my bread dough was still frozen. I put it on a plate and put it in the microwave, pushed the 1 Pound Defroster button, and hoped for the best. It worked!

To serve, I put a little bit of ketchup and mustard on top and sliced a dill pickle.

Not the greatest quality photos, I know. But I have lost my camera charger and only have my phone to work with for now!


I served this delicious, Garner-approved meal (she hardly eats anything and hates foods that are "mixed together") with fried corn. It's basically the same recipe my Nanny uses and I LOVE my Nanny's fried corn! (Hers is much better than mine.) It's basically just canned, fresh, or frozen sweet corn. Put it in a skillet with a ton of butter on medium/high heat, add in some salt, plenty of pepper, and about a tablespoon (or two) of sugar and fry it! It's so yummy. Not very healthy, but whatever, dude. 


So there it is! My first real blog post! I hope you all enjoyed!