Posted by: Schmitty 07-31-99 5:22 AM
Cheeseburger Pie
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (4 ounces) chopped mushrooms drained
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano crushed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 packages (8 rolls each) refrigerated crescent rolls
3 eggs
6 slices (6 ounces) American cheese
1 tablespoon water.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown ground beef and onion till onion is transparent; drain off fat.
Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, parsley, salt, oregano and pepper; set
aside.
Unroll 1 package of rolls and separate dough into triangles.
In lightly greased 9 inch pie plate, arrange triangles with pointed ends to
center and press edges together to form pie shell.
Separate eggs; beat together whites from three eggs plus two of yolks.
Pour half of beaten egg mixture over pie shell.
Spoon meat mixture into shell; arrange cheese slices on top.
Spread with remaining beaten egg.
Mix reserved egg yolk with water and set aside.
Unroll second package of rolls, place four sections of dough together to
form 12 inch x 6 inch rectangle. Press edges and perforations together;
roll dough into 12 inch square.
Brush edges of bottom crust with egg yolk/water mixture; place dough on top
of filling. Trim, seal and flute edges.
Cut slits in top crust. Brush top with remaining egg/water mixture.
Loosely cover edge with foil strip to prevent overbrowning.
Bake for 20 minutes, cover center of pie loosely with foil and bake an
additional 20 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Yield 6 servings.