Best Cheesy Beef Pie Recipes

CHEESY BEEF CRESCENT ROLL PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir ground beef and onion in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Return to medium heat, add spaghetti sauce and diced tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Unroll crescent dough and arrange triangles over cheese in the skillet. Brush with butter; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

BEEF AND RED WINE PIE WITH CHEESY POTATO TOP

Steps:

• For the beef and gravy: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Trim excess fat from the beef and cut it into about 3-inch cubes.
• Measure out all the dry spices (garlic powder, mustard powder, onion powder, salt, celery seed, ginger powder and pepper) and mix together in a large mixing bowl. Coat the beef cubes liberally in the spice mix.
• Bring a saute pan to medium heat and add the oil (a sufficient amount to shallow fry the beef). Fry the beef cubes, 2 or 3 pieces at a time, turning onto each side, until a deep golden brown. Place the browned beef in a deep casserole dish.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the leftover spice mix over the cooked beef (omit this step if all the spice mix was used to coat the beef before cooking).
• Roughly chop the garlic and onion and add to the casserole dish with the beef. Tie the thyme, bay leaves and rosemary together with kitchen string (or you can use one of the thyme sprigs to do this).
• Pour the red wine over the beef (enough to submerge all the beef, and reserving 1/3 cup for later). Wrap plastic film over the casserole dish and then wrap in aluminum foil and ensure a tight seal all around. Place the beef in the oven and cook until tender, about 3 hours.
• Remove the beef and roughly chop into about 1/2-inch cubes. Remove the fresh herbs and discard.
• Place the liquid from the casserole dish, including the onions and garlic, into a food processor and blend until smooth; this will become the gravy for the pies. Return the liquid to a saucepan and bring to a slow boil. Add the cornstarch to the water and whisk. Add to the boiling gravy, whisking while adding to avoid lumps forming. Add the reserved 1/3 cup red wine and cook the gravy, stirring regularly to avoid burning, for about 10 minutes. The gravy should be relatively thick in consistency. Add more cornstarch and water mixture if the gravy is not thick enough.
• Pour the gravy over the chopped beef to liberally coat the beef cubes; you may not need all the gravy you have made. Allow to cool.
• Meanwhile, for the pie dough: Add the flour and salt to an electric food mixer with a paddle attachment. Mix on slow speed so the flour doesn't spray out of the bowl, about 1 minute.
• Cut the butter into 1/2-inch cubes and add several cubes at a time to the flour with the mixer on slow speed. Mix until pea-size crumbs have formed.
• Mix the water and vinegar together in a small bowl. Change the attachment to the dough hook on the mixer and mix on slow speed while pouring in the water and vinegar mixture. Continue mixing until a dough ball has formed on the hook, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the dough ball, wrap in plastic film and chill in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes.
• Remove the dough ball and sprinkle liberally with flour, as well as the work surface (countertop). Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it is approximately 1/16-inch thick.
• Use a 10-inch ring cutter to cut out circles of dough. Take the dough circles and place into six to eight 4 1/2-to- 5-inch foil pie tins (at least 1-inch deep). Work the dough around to ensure it is neatly covering the pie tin and slightly overlaps the edges.
• For the cheesy potato top: Peel and cube the potatoes. Boil until soft, then drain the water and mash while adding the cubed butter. When at a smooth consistency, add the cheeses and mix thoroughly to incorporate. Add some cream if needed to ensure the mash is of a smooth consistency. Add salt to desired taste.
• Spoon the beef and gravy into the dough-lined pie tins.
• Using a large cooking spoon, spoon the mashed potato over the filled pies, scraping down against the rim of the foil pie tin to ensure a smooth surface of the potato topping.
• Place the pies onto a baking tray and place the oven on fan or convection setting (if available) and cook for 15 minutes. Turn the tray and continue cooking until the pastry is cooked all the way through, 10 to 15 minutes (gently lift the pie out of the foil pie tin to check that the bottom of the pastry is fully cooked).

CHEESY ITALIAN RICOTTA & BEEF PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375.
• 2. In a large skillet, add ground beef, chopped onion and 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped. Brown ground beef on medium heat. Drain grease. Return browned ground beef to large skillet.
• 3. Add jar of spaghetti sauce, stir well.
• 4. Simmer on low for 2-3 minutes.
• 5. Grease a 13x9 pan, add ground beef and spaghetti sauce mixture to bottom of pan. Spread evenly.
• 6. In a separate bowl, combine ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella, and grated Parmesan. Mix well.
• 7. Spread evenly on top of ground beef mixture.
• 8. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top.
• 9. Align evenly 1.5 - 2 cans of crescent rolls (depending on your preference) on top of cheese mixture. Crescent triangles will rise evenly to create a crust on top while baking.
• 10. In a small saucepan, melt butter and garlic. Saute on medium heat for 3-4 minutes.
• 11. Brush butter and garlic mixture on top of crescent rolls.
• 12. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
• 13. Bake uncovered in oven for 35 minutes at 375 degrees, until crust is golden brown.
• 14. Let stand for 10 minutes to cool. Serve and enjoy!

CHEESY BEEF AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F.
• Place the mince, onion and carrots in a large nonstick frying pan and dry-fry over a moderate heat for 5 minutes, until browned.
• Stir in the tomatoes, stock and seasoning and bring to the boil.
• Transfer to a 20cm x 23cm ovenproof dish, top with the potato slices, sprinkle with the grated cheese and cook in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, until the top of the pie is golden brown and the potatoes are tender.
• I serve with steamed green veggies.

CHEESY ROAST BEEF AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl until smooth. Combine potatoes, meat, carrots and gravy mixture in 2-qt. microwaveable baking dish; cover with waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 10 to 12 min. or until heated through, stirring after 5 min.
• Beat egg and milk in large bowl until blended. Gradually add baking mix, stirring until mixture sticks together; shape into ball. Knead dough on lightly floured surface 10 times or until smooth, adding additional baking mix as needed to reach desired consistency. Roll out to 12-inch circle. Place in 10-inch deep-dish pie plate sprayed with cooking spray; flute edge. Spoon potato mixture into crust.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until crust is golden brown. Sprinkle with cheese and onions; bake 3 to 5 min. or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

CHEESY BEEF ENCHILADA PIE

Steps:

• 1. Cook ground beef and drain well. Fry 18( or enough for 3 layers in a 9x13) corn tortillas until lightly brown ( about 30 seconds each side)
• 2. Pulse up green chiles if using whole ones, can pulse your roasted red peppers at the same time.
• 3. Mix red enchilada sauce, green chiles, roasted red peppers, New Mexico chile powder and cooked ground beef.
• 4. Place a layer of the tortillas in bottom in bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Spread half the beef mixture over them and then add half the cheese over it. ( I just shredded mine in the same bowl and mixed it up.) Add another layer of tortillas then the meat mixture then cheese, end with a layer of tortillas.
• 5. pour the queso blanco over the top cover loosely with foil and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven. ( I turned my broiler on for a couple of minutes and browned the cheese)

CHEESY BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Microwave SMART ONES, 1 at a time, as directed on package; cool.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Use spoon to scrape sauce off Salisbury Steak into large bowl. Finely chop steak. Add to Salisbury sauce along with the onions, red peppers, pasta sauce, bread crumbs, oregano and black pepper; mix well. Spoon into pie crust.
• Spoon Mac and Cheese into medium bowl. Add egg, mustard and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Spread over meat layer in crust.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until edge of crust is lightly browned. Let stand 5 min. before cutting into wedges to serve.

CHEESY SHEPHERD'S PIE WITH GROUND BEEF OR LENTILS AND CRIMINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large saute pan over medium heat, add the olive oil and the butter. Heat until the butter is melted. Add the onions and carrots and cook for about 8 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
• Stir in the flour and cook for about a minute, stirring constantly. Add the vegetable broth and, continuing to stir constantly, cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil, and reduce the heat, stirring until the mixture thickens.
• Add the peas, corn, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for another couple of minutes then add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Cook the lentils according to package directions. Generally you'll rinse them, sort them (to make sure there aren't any little rocks or whatnot in there), and cook the 3/4 cup dried lentils with 1 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer, cover, and let cook for about 15 minutes until tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• In a medium saute pan, brown the ground beef, then drain.
• In another medium saute pan, saute the mushrooms over medium heat with a little olive oil until soft, about 6 minutes. Stir in the cooked lentils.
• Add half the onion/pea/corn gravy mixture to the ground beef, and the other half to the mushrooms/lentil mixture.
• Spread each mixture into two 8 x 8 casserole dishes. Set aside.
• Fill a large saucepan with about eight cups of water. Bring to a boil, then add the potatoes. Boil the potatoes for about 15 minutes, until you can insert a fork easily into the center. Drain the potatoes then return them to the pan. Add the butter, splash half and half or milk, sour cream, and one cup of the cheddar cheese. Mash the potatoes, then add salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread half of the potatoes over the meat mixture in the casserole dish, and the other half over the vegetable mixture.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the cheddar cheese over each dish, then sprinkle each dish with 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs.
• Bake both dishes at the same time at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until the potatoes are nice and golden brown. Serve.