I Hadz Cheezburger Pie

Well, crap. My kids are going to get sick of pie, because I think I'm going to serve them one for each dinner for the rest of their lives (well, make that until they are 18) and stuff it with yummy goodness. Tonight, I made Cheeseburger Pies. My husband ate three of them. Yes, THREE! I'm talking three mini pies (aren't they cute?), but still. I guess I might have had three, if you count me sniggling the leftovers from my boys. I can attest to the fact that both my children ate enough dinner to qualify for a dessert, so that means this pie was a success.

Here's what I did, and I winged it...

1 lb ground beef

1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup tomato, chopped
1/2 cup dill pickles, whole or chopped
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon mustard
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning (or more if you like)
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay (ditto above)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Heat up olive oil in skillet on medium heat. Add onions and cook until transparent (5 minutes). Add ground beef and season with steak seasoning and Old Bay. In a mixing bowl, combine tomato, cheddar cheese, pickles, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup and tomato. When beef is cooked, combine well with tomato and cheese mixture.

That's the filling! Now, what I did was (cheating) use the personal pie maker from Breville that my parents SO GENEROUSLY got me for Xmas to complete my mini Cheeseburger pies. It was just so frickin' easy. I made 12 of them tonight. For those of you without a pie maker, just line a 9-inch pie plate with pre-made or fresh pie dough, pour in the filling, and top (or don't) with more pie dough. Cook for 40-50 minutes at 350, to make sure your crust is done.