Grandmas Poor Mans Pie Food

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.

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.

GRANDMA'S POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350º.
• Mix the cream, sugar, and flour.
• Pour into an unbaked 8" pie shell.
• Float several thin pats of butter on top.
• Sprinkle with ground nutmeg.
• Bake at 350º for 30-45 minutes or until top is a nice golden brown.
• Chill, then refrigerate until ready to serve.

POOR MAN'S PIE (GLUTEN FREE DAIRY FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a frying pan, cook the beef with the onions until the latter are translucent; stir in the Worcestershire sauce.
• Drain the drippings into a 2-quart glass measure and place the meat mix in a 2-quart casserole dish.
• To the pan drippings, add the beef broth to make 2 cups.
• In the frying pan, place flour mix and stir in the broth. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the gravy is thick.
• Season with onion salt and pepper and pour about half of the broth over the meat. Top with the mixed vegetables and spoon the mashed potatoes on top.
• Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Serve with the remaining warmed gravy.

POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring water and brown rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef and drain fat.
• Stir the mushroom soup, green onion, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and pepper into the skillet with the beef. Simmer on medium low heat for 10 minutes. Serve over the rice.

POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck with onions and seasonings to taste.
• Add tomato soup and corn.
• Top with mashed potatoes and shredded cheese.
• Pop in oven until cheese melts.

MY GRANDMA'S POOR MANS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Start off with cooking the white rice.
• As the rice is cooking start cooking your beef, I like to season it with pepper and mesquite seasonings, but you can also use garlic salt or any other seasonings you prefer.
• Once the meat and rice is done cooking mix together the meat, rice, and soup.
• Top it with the shredded cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the oven on 375 for about 30 minutes or until the cheddar is bubbly and starting to brown,.
• * Sometimes I like to mix corn into it to give it a little more nutrition/flavor.