Ground Beef Pot Pie

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This easy hamburger pot pie is pure comfort in a skillet—juicy ground beef and saucy veggies hiding under a flaky, golden crescent roll crust. It’s creamy, cozy, and destined to make the whole table swoon. Bonus: it all happens in your trusty cast iron, so cleanup is basically a victory lap.

Course Casserole, Main Dish - Ground Beef

Cuisine American - Vintage

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings

Calories 363kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Equipment

Iron Skillet

Ingredients

1-½ pounds ground beef
1 cup onions diced
2 cups potatoes cubed - you can leave the peels on if they are the yukon gold or red skinned types
2 cups mixed vegetables frozen or canned (drain)
21 ounces cream of mushroom soup
Pinch of salt and pepper
8 ounces crescent roll dough

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375-degrees.
Add ground beef and onion to a cast iron skillet.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until the meat is browned and the onions are transparent.
Remove from heat.
Meanwhile boil the cubed potatoes until tender.
Drain.
Add the potatoes to the beef mixture in the skillet.
Add in the frozen vegetables.
Stir in the cream of mushroom soup until well blended.
Top with the crescent roll dough - you may need to trim the pieces that are too long and use them for the sides.
Cook for 30 minutes or until golden.
Brush with heavy cream if desired and return to the oven for 10 minutes. This will give the pot pie a glossy top.

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Notes

Storage:

Cover leftovers with plastic wrap or place in an airtight container and refrigerate for 3 or 4 days. You can also freeze for 3 months or so.

Tips:

Use lean ground beef or drain off any excess fat from the ground beef mixture. left in your skillet.
Season your pot pie to taste after adding the soup! Condensed soups add salt, black pepper, and other flavors, so taste test right before adding the dough on top.
Let the dish cool before cutting into it. Just like fruit pies, pot pie recipes are easier to scoop and portion out if the yummy meat and vegetable filling can thicken up a bit—that only happens as it cools.

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