Cheeseburger Pie

This Cheeseburger Pie is a new twist on an old American classic. Perfectly seasoned ground beef, smothered in a cheese sauce made with a hidden veggie and baked in a shredded potato crust. Leave the grill out of it; let your oven do all the work for the taste of this backyard cook-out in pie form!

Cheeseburger Pie Recipe

This Cheeseburger Pie is bound to be your family's new favorite dinner. This crowd-pleasing recipe has all the taste of a burger packed into a savory pie format. It starts with an easy-to-make shredded potato pie crust, layered with seasoned beef and a cheese sauce that is made healthy with a hidden veggie, and then all baked in the oven. Serve it with all of your family's favorite burger toppings for a crave-worthy dinner.

How to Make It

This recipe can definitely be put into the "project" category, in the sense that there are three different components to making this Cheeseburger Pie. Essentially, you'll need to:

1. Bake the Potato Pie Crust
2. Cook the cheeseburger filling
3. Prepare the butternut squash cheese topping
4. And finally assemble and bake the whole pie!

Once is Nice, but Twice is Better

Since there are a few components to making this recipe, this is the type of pie where it totally makes sense to double the recipe and make one pie for now, and one for later. The pie can be made and assembled, but left without the final bake, and then fully frozen.

Additionally, if you are looking to serve more than 4 people, you can either double the recipe (and make it in a 9x9 inch baking dish) or even triple the recipe (and make in a 9x13 inch baking dish).

What to Serve with Cheeseburger Pie

There is no doubt, this pie could be good served all on it's own. However, it's all about the toppings with this one! Go nuts and think about what you would typically serve on a cheeseburger! Some options for serving are:

• Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Pickles
• Crispy Bacon
• Thin Sliced Onion
• Hot Sauce
• Ketchup
• Mustard

Reheating Instructions

This pie can be made ahead of time, and either refrigerated for a brief time, or frozen for a rainy day down the road. To make it from frozen, you'll want to defrost it overnight in the refrigerator. Once it's defrosted, you'll bake as directed but for a longer length of time, until the cheese is bubbling and the middle is hot, about 30-40 minutes.

To reheat leftovers, bake in the oven or toaster oven until heated through and the potatoes are crispy on the edges again.

More Savory Pie Recipes:

• Lentil Pot Pie
• Spinach Artichoke Quiche
• Broccoli Cheddar Quiche
• Ricotta and Pepperoni Pie

Make sure to comment below or tag me on Instagram @EVERYDAYPIE if you've made this Cheeseburger Pie or if you have any questions about this recipe!

Cheeseburger Pie

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• Author: Kelli Avila
• Prep Time: 00:10
• Cook Time: 00:55
• Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
• Yield: Serves 4-6
• Category: Dinner
• Cuisine: Savory

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Description

This Cheeseburger Pie is a new twist on an old American classic. Perfectly seasoned ground beef, smothered in a cheese sauce made with a hidden veggie and baked in a shredded potato crust. Leave the grill out of it; let your oven do all the work for the taste of this backyard cook-out in pie form! This pie can be made ahead of time, and either refrigerated for a brief time, or frozen for a rainy day down the road. To make it from frozen, you'll want to defrost it overnight in the refrigerator. Once it's defrosted, you'll bake as directed but for a longer length of time, until the cheese is bubbling and the middle is hot, about 30-40 minutes. To reheat leftovers, bake in the oven or toaster oven until heated through and the potatoes are crispy on the edges again.

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Ingredients

• 16 ounce bag shredded hash browns, frozen
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 teaspoons salt, dividied
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup (5 ounces) finely diced butternut squash
• 1-¼ teaspoon garlic powder, divided
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¾ cup (3 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 medium onion, very finely diced
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon mustard
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• ½ cup beef broth

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Instructions

To Make Potato Crust:

1. Preheat an oven to 400ºF.
2. Lightly oil a 9″ pie dish.
3. Pour frozen hash browns into the pie dish, and sprinkle with oil, 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Toss lightly to combine and then bake as is, in the lower rack for 20 minutes.
4. Remove from oven. Using a spoon, carefully form the pie crust by pushing the potatoes up the sides of the pie plate to form the edges. Then, using a spoon push down the potatoes on the bottom of the pie plate.
5. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are fully cooked through.

Make Butternut Squash Cheese Sauce:

1. Add milk, butternut squash, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder and pepper to a small pot. Cook over medium low heat until the butternut squash is tender, about 10-12 minutes. Watch carefully so the mixture doesn't boil over.
2. Carefully puree squash using an immersion blender or a stand blender (make sure to vent it, and return the mixture to the pot).
3. Add the cheese to the hot mixture and whisk together, until fully melted.

Cook Burger Meat:

1. Cook ground beef, over medium-high heat, until no longer pink.
2. Add onion, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ketchup and mustard and continue to cook for 3 minutes.
3. Add in cornstarch and stir to combine. Deglaze the pan with the beef broth, and cook for an additional minute. Shut off heat and taste and adjust seasoning.

Assemble and Bake:

1. Transfer the ground beef mixture to the potato crust then pour over the cheese sauce. Smooth the top, and sprinkle with additional shredded cheddar, if desired.
2. Bake for 15 minutes, until cheese is melty.
3. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving. Serve with all of your favorite burger toppings such as lettuce, tomatoes, crispy bacon, pickles, ketchup and mustard.

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Notes

1.  You could alternatively swap out cauliflower for the butternut squash in equal parts.

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