Best Grandmas Poor Mans Pie Recipes

POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line a large 9-inch pie plate with rolled out pastry dough, prick with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt.
• Mix well and spread evenly over the bottom of the crust.
• Warm cream in the microwave, (warm, not hot) and then carefully pour the warmed cream over the sugar mixture, completely covering it.
• In bits, dab butter over the cream.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to an hour, or until golden spots form on the top.
• The filling will seem liquid but will become firmer as it cools.

POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Drain excess grease. Stir cream of mushroom soup and green beans into ground beef and bring to a simmer.
• Spread ground beef mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Spread mashed potatoes evenly over ground beef mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.

AMISH POOR MAN'S BREAD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Roll out and line an 8" pie pan.
• Crumble the hard bread, (You will need enough bread to fill pie shell).
• Add sugar, flour and cinnamon, sprinkling evenly over top of bread.
• Fill pie shell with milk to within 1/2" of top edge.
• Bake until the pie is firm in the middle and you don't see any juice in the middle.

COMFORTING POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Make mashed potatoes using the 10 potatoes. I boiled my potatoes, drain and then mash wtih butter and milk to a smooth consistency.
• While the potatoes are cooking, brown the ground beef until thoroughly cooked. Drain and rinse off grease.
• Grease a casserole or baking dish with butter or spray with Pam.
• Once potatoes are mashed, line the bottom and sides of the casserole dish with a little under 2/3 of the potatoes. Make it look like a crust.
• Mix together the ground beef and creamed corn. Pour into the casserole as the filling.
• Top the filling with the remaining mashed potatoes, spreading to the sides and having it meet the "crust".
• Bake in a 400 degree oven until the top is lightly browned - about 30 to 45 minutes.

POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• 1. Have a pie crust prepared.
• 2. Cook over heat all the above ingredients except the vanilla. When the mixture thickens, add vanilla and pour into pie crust.
• 3. Let cool and serve with Cool Whip.

POOR MAN'S PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Beat eggs until foamy.
• Gradually add sugar.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except Cool Whip or pie shell.
• Place mixture into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until center is firm.
• Top with Cool Whip after pie is cooled,if desired.

BASIC POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat Onion to 350 degrees F.
• Brown ground beef with onion and garlic, season with salt & pepper to taste, drain.
• In a square 9x9 baking dish mix browned ground beef mixture, canned tomatoes, drained canned corn, and tomato soup.
• Spread mashed potatoes over the top like frosting.
• Cover dish with tin foil and bake for 25 minute.
• Take out of the oven and sprinkle with 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese and bake uncovered for an additional 5-10 minutes, until cheese is fully melted.
• Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes and then serve. Note: the longer you allow it to sit after baking the more stiff it will become, making it easier to serve.