Cheeseburger Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped (to your taste)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 (3 ounce) can mushroom pieces, drained (approx. 1/2 cup)
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon thyme, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (8 ounce) packages crescent rolls (8 rolls in each)
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded or 6 slices process american cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet brown ground beef and onion; drain.
• 2 stir in next 5 ingredients (tomato sauce, parsley, mushrooms, thyme, pepper); set mixture aside.
• 3 unroll one package rolls to form a 12x6-inch rectangle. pinch perforations together. roll dough on floured surface to form a 12 inch square. transfer dough to a 9-inch pie pan. trim but leave some dough on edges of pie pan. you will need to seal and flute edges later.
• 4 separate one of the eggs and set yolk aside for later use.
• 5 beat egg with remaining 2 eggs.
• 6 spread half of the egg mixture over the dough in your pie pan.
• 7 spoon the meat into pie pan. place cheese slices or grated cheese over the meat and spoon the remaining egg mixture over the cheese.
• 8 mix reserved egg yolk with 1 tablespoon of water and brush pastry edge. reserve remaining egg yolk mixture to brush on top of pie.
• 9 repeat step 3 above with the other package of crescent rolls. place on top of the pie.
• 10 trim, seal and flute edges. cut slits in top of pie to let steam escape.
• 11 brush top with the remaining yolk mixture.
• 12 bake at 350°f for 50-55 minutes. let stand 10 minutes before serving.