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hamburger pie italian or mexican

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mahend65 avatar
conyers, GA
Updated on May 25, 2022

My mother used to make this. You can make either an Italian using those herbs listed and top with mozzarella provolone parmesan. Or Mexican with spices listed and top with cheddar .. Pepper jack or Monterey. This is a flexible recipe you can tweek and play with flavors.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pie shell, baked
  • 1 pound ground beef. turkey. or chicken
  • 1 - diced onion
  • 1 stalk diced celery
  • 1/2 chopped green pepper ( optional)
  • 1 can tomato paste
  • 1 can small tomato sauce
  • 1 -1 1/2 cup shredded cheese
  • 3 -4 teaspoon herbs
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

How To Make hamburger pie italian or mexican

  • Step 1
    Bake pie crust for 10 minutes until lightly brown
  • Step 2
    toss onions garlic celery and pepper in pan with a little oil and sweat
  • Step 3
    add meat to onions celery pepper garlic. Brown meat
  • Step 4
    Add small can of tomato paste and small can of sauce mix well and add choice of herb and spices.
  • Step 5
    Top with cheese bake 350° for 30 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly Allow to rest 10 minutes before serving
  • Step 6
    Herbs and spices. Italian Oregano Basil Rosemary about 1 tsp each Mexican 1 tsp Cumin 2 tbs chili powder good pinch of red pepper you can adjust for your level of heat. 1 tsp ground coriander
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