Ground Beef..... Italian Ground Beef Pie

Submitted by Tim_John

"The crust for this unusual pie is made of celery, grated Parmesan cheese and croutons! Kids just love this!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 5

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups seasoned croutons
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 tablespoons catsup
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 cup sliced mozzarella cheese

directions

1. Sauteé the chopped celery in butter for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from pan, set aside.
2. Brown the hamburger and drain off the fat. In a bowl stir in the croutons, Parmesan cheese and the beaten egg.
3. Spread this mixture over the bottom of a buttered 9 inch pie pan.
4. Mix the ground beef, garlic, onion, oregano, catsup, salt and pepper. (Please Note! You can use your favorite spaghetti sauce instead of catsup if you prefer). Place this mixture on top of the crust in the pie pan.
5. Bake in oven for 30 minutes at 350°F
6. Remove from the oven and turn up the temperature to 400°F
7. Cover the pie with the sliced mozzarella cheese slices and bake for 5 minutes until cheese is bubbling or melted.

Reviews

[breezermom]

I loved the taste of this, but made a few changes. My DS complained that it wouldn't "stick together"....it kept falling off his fork when he tried to eat it. I used spaghetti sauce instead of catsup, and increased the quantity because I had more than a pound of ground beef. I also used extra garlic. Next time I will also add a little shredded mozzarella to the meat, to try and hold it together. I enjoyed this, and will definitely try it again. Made for All New Zaar Cookbook Tag!

 

[Lori Mama]

We really enjoyed this recipe. Very easy to assemble. I added some mushrooms that I needed to use up and I didn't bake it in a pie plate, as I made slightly more than the recipe called for and it wouldn't fit. It's a keeper. :)

 

[Cindy D.]

The seasoned croutons were too much. Neither the crust or the meat came together. It was WAY overcooked. I ended up giving it to my dogs. It needs a sauce for the meat mixture and the crust should be crushed and blended in a food processor. Plain croutons might have been bettter.