Cheeseburger Pie

This cheeseburger pie is everything you love about a burger, baked into a golden, flaky pie. Juicy seasoned ground meat, tangy pickles, ketchup and mustard, and layers of melty mozzarella and processed cheese come together under a sesame-topped pastry lid. It slices like a pie, eats like a burger, and — like our Layered Tortilla Beef Bake — is a weeknight dinner the whole table will ask for again.

Ingredients

• 500 g yeast puff pastry
• 500 g ground meat (pork and beef mix)
• 1 red onion, sliced
• Ketchup and mustard
• Pickles, sliced
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• Mozzarella, sliced
• Processed cheese slices
• 1 egg yolk and sesame seeds for topping
• Salt and black pepper

Instructions

1. Roll out the dough (keep the bottom layer slightly thicker). Spread the raw seasoned ground meat in a baking pan.
2. Layer: red onion, ketchup, pickles, tomatoes, mozzarella, processed cheese.
3. Cover with the second dough layer and pinch the edges sealed.
4. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
5. Bake at 200°C (400°F) for about 30 minutes until deep golden (20 minutes is enough if the meat was pre-cooked).
6. Cool slightly before slicing.

Tips

• Keep the bottom pastry layer slightly thicker so it holds up to the juicy filling without going soggy.
• Let the pie rest for 10 minutes after baking so the cheese sets and the slices hold their shape. For more on handling puff pastry, see Serious Eats.
• If you pre-cook the meat, 20 minutes in the oven is enough — just bake until the crust is deep golden.

Nutrition (per 100 g): 206 kcal, protein 20.2 g, fat 14.9 g, carbs 25.1 g.

For another hearty beef dinner, try our Hearty Beef Goulash next.