quick cheeseburger pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 4 tablespoons cold water
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup dill pickle juice
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped dill pickles
• 2 cups shredded swiss cheese, divided

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• to make pat-in-pan pastry: in a medium bowl, mix 1 1/3 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. cut in shortening until mixture resembles tiny peas. add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork after each addition. mix lightly just until pastry almost cleans sides of bowl. pat into bottom and sides of an 8 inch pie pan. bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• to make filling: crumble ground beef into a large skillet and saute over medium heat for 1 minute. add onion and garlic. continue to saute until onion is browned, about 10 minutes. drain grease from mixture.
• sprinkle beef mixture with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup flour. stir in pickle liquid, milk, pickles, and 1 cup shredded cheese. spoon mixture into pastry shell.
• bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. sprinkle top with remaining 1 cup cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes, until pastry is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.