BACON CHEESEBURGER POT PIE

 

BACON CHEESEBURGER POT PIE

 

I started looking for new and interesting savory pies this week, and found an old favorite in Betty Crocker's Big Book of Pies & Tarts that is certainly one I think we'll be repeating for dinners around here.  It was a fantastic twist on a secret favorite of mine:  Bacon Cheeseburgers.  For those of you who are on specialty diets, you can very easily - and tastefully - swap out the ground beef and bacon for ground turkey & turkey bacon. 

 

 

BACON CHEESEBURGER POT PIE:

·         Pie Crusts for 2-Crust Pie

·         1 Rasher of Bacon

·         1 ½ Ground Beef

·         1 Small Onion, Chopped

·         ½ Cup Catsup

·         2 Tbs. Sweet Pickle Relish

·         1/8 tsp. Black Pepper

·         1 Cup of Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Shredded

·         1 Egg, Beaten

·         1 Tbs. Milk

·         Sesame Seeds

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  In a large skillet, cook your bacon over high heat until completely crisp, removing cooked strips to a paper towel covered plate to cool and drain.  Once all bacon has been cooked, drain all grease from skillet. 

 

Return skillet to stove, adding chopped onion and ground beef and cook together over a medium-high heat for 5 to 7 minutes until beef is completely cooked.  Drain excess grease from skillet and return to stove top.

 

Reduce heat to medium.  Crumble bacon strips to smaller pieces, adding to the hamburger and onion mixture.  Stir in pepper, catsup, & pickle relish.  Cook for 2 -3 minutes until heated through.  Remove from heat and allow to sit for 1 minute.  Add bag of shredded cheese, stirring In to ensure all is combined.

 

Spray your pie plate with baking spray and carefully lay in bottom layer of pie crust pastry.  Do not trim edges.  Fill bottom crust with filling mixture.  Place top crust over filling, pressing down lightly on edges.  To seal crust edges, simply roll the edges together towards the center of the pie, creating a rolled edge finish.    Cut slits in center and around the pie to create vents.

 

Beat 1 egg and 1 Tablespoon of milk together.  Brush over top crust of the pie with a pastry brush.  Sprinkle with sesame seeds.  Bake for 25 – 30 minutes until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.  Cover with foil for last 10 minutes, if necessary, to avoid burning the crust.