Crescent Cheeseburger Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 -2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• seasoning salt (or use salt)
• pepper
• 1/4-1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 2 large egg yolks
• 3 large egg whites
• 5 -6 slices kraft american cheddar cheese
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease a 9 or 10-inch pie plate.
• 2 in a large skillet brown the ground beef with onion, garlic, bell pepper, oregano and chili flakes (if using) drain fat, season with seasoned salt and black pepper, then mix in 1/4-1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese.
• 3 stir in the tomato sauce and mushrooms; simmer for about 10-12 minutes.
• 4 unroll one package of crescent rolls and separate the dough in triangles; arrange the triangles with pointed ends to the center, then press the edges together to form a pie shell.
• 5 in a bowl beat together 2 egg yolks and 3 egg whites until well combined.
• 6 pour half of the egg mixture over the pie shell.
• 7 spoon the meat mixture into the shell over the egg mixture.
• 8 arrange the cheese slices over the beef mixture, then top with remaining beaten egg mixture.
• 9 unroll the second crescent roll package, then place four sections of dough together to form a 12x16-inch rectangle; press edges and perforations together, then roll the dough into a 12-inch square.
• 10 in a small bowl whisk 1 egg yolk with 1 tablespoon cold water.
• 11 brush the edges of bottom crust with yolk/water mixture, then place the dough on top of the beef filling; trim, seal and flute edges.
• 12 cut small two slits in top of the crust, then brush the top dough with yolk/water mixture; sprinkle with about 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese if desired.
• 13 loosley cover the edge with a foil strip to prevent browning.
• 14 bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• 15 cover the center of the pie loosley with foil and continue to bake for about 20 minutes longer.
• 16 let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.