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 dieters!
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
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.
