Homespun Meat and Potato Pie

Meat and Potato Pie 

This is a very simple meat and potato pie recipe. This dish has ground beef, onions, potatoes, mushrooms, corn and cheese.   It is across between a meatloaf, and a shepherds' pie. My kids love this recipe and request that I make it often.

Ingredients

3 to 4 potatoes

3 tablespoons milk

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 c. cheese, cubed or shredded

1 can whole kernel corn, drained (optional)

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped

1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms, drained

1 egg
1/4 c. ketchup

1/4 c. dry bread crumbs

1/2 to 1 tsp. salt

Pepper to taste
Bacon, crisp fried and crumpled

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400°.

Wash and peel potatoes. Fill a pot with water and add your potatoes. Cook them until tender. If you want to, cut the potatoes into smaller pieces, so they will cook faster. When the potatoes are done, remove them from the water. 

Put the potatoes into a bowl and mash them with a potato masher, or you can use an electric mixer.  Mix until they are as smooth as you want them to be.

Add the milk, salt, pepper, cheese, and corn. Stir to combine. The cheese does not need to melt, it will do that in the oven.  You can use whatever cheese you like best, but we like sharp cheddar cheese or hot pepper cheese. We often use a mixture of both.

Cover the potatoes and set aside while you prepare the meat mixture.

In a large bowl, combine ground beef, onions, mushrooms, egg, ketchup, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.  Don’t mix them too much or the meat mixture will be tough.

Press the meat mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan, or any baking dish. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.

Remove the meat from the oven. Tip the pan to drain the excess fat away.  To make this job easier, place an empty pie pan or baking dish inside, so it rests on the meat.  Carefully tip the dish or pan, so the grease drains away.  This way, when you tip the container to drain it, the meat won’t fall out. 

Reduce the oven temperature to 350°.

Fill the meat shell with the potato mixture. Return to the oven and bake another 10 to 15 minutes, until everything is hot and cheese is melty.

Remove from the oven and sprinkle bacon over the top. Cut into servings.  Serves about 6 people.