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Forget the drive-thru. Cheeseburger Pie Without Bisquick includes all the flavors we love from a classic cheeseburger. Burger, onion, pickles and cheese. All that's missing is the hamburger bun, but you'll never miss it. The bun is replaced with a flaky and easy to make, pat in the pan crust. This is a family favorite recipe that kids and adults both love. Serve it with French Fry Sauce, Cold Green Bean Salad or Red Potato Salad for a winning meal.

Cheeseburger pie in a pie plate with tomato and onion and sliced pickle on wooden planks — Garnish with fresh tomato slices, sliced onion, pickle and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.

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Ingredients to Have on Hand
Easy-to-Make Cheeseburger Pie
No Bisquick Needed
Thick, Sturdy Crust
Prepare the Cheeseburger Pie Filling
Cheeseburger Pie Recipe
Topping for Cheeseburger Pie
The Inspiration
More Dinner Ideas
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Ingredients to Have on Hand

This is a recipe that comes together with basic pantry staples. Here are a few other ingredients you'll need for your cheeseburger pie. Scroll down to the recipe card for all the details.

ground beef
dill pickles
cheddar cheese
onion
garlic
flour
salt
shortening

Easy-to-Make Cheeseburger Pie

This recipe is a great example of how to make a meal from scratch without spending more than an hour in the kitchen. The filling for a quick cheeseburger pie is easy to prepare in a skillet on the stove.

The crust comes together quickly. You could even use store-bought pie crust.

raw pie crust for cheeseburger pie — Mix the crust with enough water so it holds together easily and is soft enough to allow you to pat the dough into place.

No Bisquick Needed

There's no rolling out a pie crust for this no-Bisquick cheeseburger pie crust.

Simply combine the flour, sugar and shortening in a bowl, then sprinkle with water and blend.

In the recipe, I suggest using a pastry blender to combine the ingredients, but your fingers can do just as good a job. Another plus about using your hands is that it makes it easy to know immediately if you've added enough water for the dough to hold together. You can feel it when the crust is ready to pat in the pan.

crust in a pie pan, unbaked — You won't need your rolling pin for this flaky crust. Just use your fingers to pat the crust into place.

Pat the crust ingredients into a 9" or 10" pie plate, a quiche dish or a 9" square baking dish. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 425° F

While the crust is baking, it's time to prepare the cheeseburger filling.

pie crust after baking, in a pie pan — This pat-in-the-pan crust is easy and creates the perfect rustic, flaky crust for the cheeseburger ingredients.

Thick, Sturdy Crust

You'll want to crust to be a bit thicker than the crust we make when we prepare pies. This crust needs to be fairly thick and sturdy.

It's going to hold all those wonderful cheeseburger pie ingredients. But be assured, even though it's thick, the crust will be tender and perfectly flaky.

diced onions in a cast iron skillet — I like to cook the onions and garlic separately from the beef, it gives the onions a chance to soften and caramelize.

Prepare the Cheeseburger Pie Filling

The filling for Cheeseburger Pie without Bisquick cooks in a skillet on the stove. Super easy. This recipe comes together quickly and is the perfect dinner when everyone feels like cheeseburgers, but no one wants to grill outside.

Fried hamburger with sliced cheese diced pickles in a cast iron skillet on a stove. — Stir the shredded cheese and diced pickles into the fried burger, this is the final step in creating a scratch-made cheeseburger pie.

Star by browning the ground beef in a skillet on the stove. Remove the beef and drain it on paper towels. Then using the same skillet, cook the onions and garlic this gives the onions a chance to soften and caramelize.

After the onion and garlic cook, stir in the cooked beef, shredded cheese, diced pickles, pickle juice, milk and flour.

cheeseburger pie ingredients in a pie tin, before the cheese — There's cheese in there, all melted and delicious, but add a layer of cheddar cheese on top and pop it back in the oven for the full cheeseburger effect.

By now the crust will be ready. Remove it from the oven and spoon the cheeseburger pie filling into the crust. Return it to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes.

After that, remove from the oven and top with another cup of shredded cheese and bake for another 5 minutes, until the cheese melts.

Cheeseburger Pie Recipe

We don't often think of pie as a savory, dinner recipe. But when you fill it with great flavors and ingredients that go into a cheeseburger and combine it with a flaky crust and it's a fantastic new spin on a cheeseburger - minus the bun and minus Bisquick which is sometimes used.

This is a family favorite recipe and I think your family will love it too. Be sure to serve it with plenty of ketchup and mustard.

Cheeseburger pie in a pie plate with ketchup and mustard in small dishes on the side. — Remember to serve plenty of ketchup and mustard and a few extra pickles on the side with your cheeseburger pie.

Topping for Cheeseburger Pie

To top off the baked cheeseburger pie, slice tomatoes, sweet onions, and more pickles and arrange them on top of the hot pie when it comes out of the oven. Either arrange the fresh ingredients on top or serve them on the side with plenty of ketchup and mustard.

For added taste and appearance, sprinkle sesame seeds on top of each serving.

The Inspiration

This recipe was inspired by one I found in the Alpha Bakery Children's Cookbook. It was a gift to my daughter from her Grammy (my mother-in-law) for Christmas in 1999. Thanks to the many years of regular use, it truly is a crinkled cookbook in our collection.

More Dinner Ideas

Here are a few more ideas for feeding your family on a busy weeknight, or any night. Or better yet, browse all my dinner recipes for a savory, tasty meal.

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Cheeseburger Pie Without Bisquick