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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Beef Pot Pie

When I was a kid, a big treat for my brother and me was a store bought pot pie. My mother didn't allow us to eat a lot of foods like that so when we did, we thought it was so unique! Little did I know that all my mom probably wanted was a night off from cooking. I think back in the day, she would have preferred to make, and us to eat, something like this. I think a pot pie is such a homey meal, don't you? This is pretty simple to throw together and makes a nice big delicious pot pie.

Beef Pot Pie



1 10-ounze package frozen veggies (or 2 cups) ~ thawed
1 10-ounce can Golden Cream of Mushroom soup
2 cups diced beef (I used a small sirloin steak)
1 medium onion ~ diced
2 medium potatoes ~ diced and cooked
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 pie crusts (frozen then thawed OR homemade)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a deep dish pie plate or a casserole dish with one of the crusts. 

In a skillet, cook diced beef with the onions until beef is almost done.

In a large bowl, combine the veggies, cooked beef/onion mixture and cooked potatoes.

In a small bowl, combine the soup, water, Worcestershire sauce and salt & pepper.

Pour soup mixture over veggies/meat mixture and stir to combine.

Pour mixture onto pie crust. Cover with remaining pie crust.

Cut slits to vent. Brush top crust with a beaten egg, if desired.

Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until crust is golden brown.

Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.


Here we go! 
Here we go!

Coat the diced beef with the flour. 
Coat the diced beef with the flour.

Then brown it in a skillet with the onions. 
Then brown it in a skillet with the onions.

Combine the soup, water, Worcestershire sauce and the salt and pepper. 
Combine the soup, water, Worcestershire 
sauce and the salt and pepper.

In a large bowl, combine the meat, veggies, and potatoes. 
In a large bowl, combine the 
meat, veggies, and potatoes.

Pour in the soup mixture and stir to combine. 
Pour in the soup mixture 
and stir to combine.

Pour filling into a pie crust lined pan. 
Pour filling into a pie crust lined pan.

Top with another pie crust then brush with beaten egg. 
Top with another pie crust 
then brush with beaten egg.

Bake! 
Bake!

A nice hearty dinner! 
A nice hearty dinner!