This easy cheeseburger pie is perfect for everyday meals, and if you use keto breadcrumbs, it’s an excellent choice for low-carb diets. Ground beef, seasonings, and typical burger toppings make the savory pie taste like a big, juicy cheeseburger. Top the pie with bacon, tomatoes, and cheese just before the pie is done. Sliced American cheese makes a tasty topping, but shredded sharp cheddar or jack cheese also works well.
For a low carb meal, serve the pie with cauliflower rice, palmini pasta, or mashed cauliflower, along with a salad, cooked greens, or broccoli. Or serve it with French fries or roasted potatoes for a comforting, satisfying meal.
Recipe Variations
- Add a crust: Line the pie plate with a homemade rolled-out pie dough or a purchased sheet of pie pastry.
- Protein: Replace the ground beef with ground turkey, pork, or sausage.
Crustless Cheeseburger Pie
This quick and easy crustless cheeseburger pie makes an excellent everyday meal. It’s super easy to throw together and a nice main dish for low-carb diets!
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 57 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Ground Beef, Savory Pies, Cheese
- Method: Bake
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon steak seasoning or a grill seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup fine unseasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons chopped dill pickle
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar jack or cheddar cheese
- Fresh tomatoes, sliced, chopped
- 6 to 8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled, optional
- 8 slices American cheese or 4 ounces shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble ground beef into a skillet and add chopped onion.
- Cook until onion is translucent and ground beef is no longer pink, stirring constantly. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute longer. Drain off excess fat.
- Add the steak seasoning, kosher salt, pepper, and breadcrumbs to the meat; stir to blend. Remove the skillet from heat and set it aside to cool the meat mixture slightly.
- In a medium bowl, whisk eggs with mustard, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Stir in chopped dill pickle.
- Add the ground beef mixture to the bowl along with 1/2 cup of shredded cheese and stir to blend.
- Pack the meat and cheese mixture into the pie plate and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove the pie to a rack and top it with the bacon, if using, and the sliced tomatoes, and then arrange the American cheese or more shredded cheese over the tomatoes.
- Bake cheeseburger pie for 5 to 10 minutes longer, until cheese topping has melted.
