Cheeseburger Pie

Shared with me by: Cami G (friend)

The perfect comfort food. If you like dill pickles, you'll love this recipe.
You can also use a pre-made pie crust

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1⅓ c. unbleached all-purpose white flour
  • ½ t. salt
  • ½ c. shortening (not butter flavored)
  • 3 – 6 Tablespoons water

Filling

  • 1 lb. ground chuck or ground sirloin
  • ¾ c. chopped onion
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • ½ t. salt
  • 3 Tbls. unbleached all-purpose white flour
  • ⅓ c. dill pickle liquid
  • ⅓ c. milk
  • ½ c. chopped dill pickles
  • 2 c. shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Instructions

CRUST (see Note):
Mix together flour and salt. Cut in shortening. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork after each addition. Mix until all flour is moistened and pastry forms a ball.

Pat pastry into a 9-inch pie pan.

Bake at 425 degrees (400 degrees for glass) for 15 minutes.

FILLING:
Cook ground beef with onions and garlic; drain grease.

Sprinkle with salt and flour. Stir in dill pickle liquid, milk, pickles and 1 cup cheese.

Spoon into pie pan and bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.

Add remaining 1 c. cheese and bake 5 more minutes.

NOTE: You can also use a pre-made crust (Pillsbury roll out crust in red box).