Perfect Cheeseburger Pie

This is your one-stop guide to making unimaginably scrumptious keto cheeseburger pie. This recipe is flavourful easy, quick, and best of all suitable for a weeknight dinner making it a perfect choice for any household. Fiesta loving people this is perfect for you and there is no way that this will not be a favorite dish in your home because it is loaded with simple ingredients easily found at home.

Making the Perfect Keto Cheeseburger Pie

Next up is the detailed guide on how to prepare this scrumptious keto cheeseburger pie.

Step 1: Preparing Your Ingredients

Before we begin, let’s gather all the ingredients we need:

1.5 pounds of ground beef
1 tablespoon of butter (divided)
1 medium onion (diced)
4 whole eggs
½ teaspoon of garlic powder
½ teaspoon of mustard powder
½ teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper
1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese

Ensure you have all these ingredients ready before you start cooking.

Step 2: Making the Dish

Preheat oven to 350F or 175C then kindly melt some of the butter and grease your pie, or casserole depending on the preferred shape of the recipe. This recipe requires a 9-inch round pie plate or an 8 inch by 8 inch baking dish ready for use.

Step 3: Cooking the Beef

In a skillet, add another portion of the butter to melt at a high flame or until it attains a brown color. This will be followed by the addition of the ground beef and will have to cook until the beef is slightly brown. After browning the onions and ground beef, add the content of the pan to the baking dish prepared earlier.

Step 4: Cooking the Onions

In the same pan melt the remaining butter and then add the diced onions and saute for some time or until they soften. Depending on the number of questions being asked this should take about 5-7minutes.

Step 5: Preparing the Egg Mixture

Now that the onions are frying, crack the eggs into a bowl and beat it. Now, stir in garlic powder, mustard powder, salt and pepper into the mixture. Take this egg mixture and pour it evenly over the cooked ground beef that is in the baking dish.

Step 6: Layering the Pie

Then mix the cooked onions and layer it over the layered eggs. Last, spread the mozzarella cheese that was shredded on the pie uniformly.

Step 7: Baking

Put the baking dish into the oven and continue cooking for 20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted or is foamy, and the middle part is firm.

Step 8: Serving

Once baked, let the cheeseburger pie to sit for 5 minutes in the baking pan before cutting through it. This makes it easier to slice and serve since the juices have a chance to settle to the bottom.

Step 9: Serving Suggestions

Enjoy your keto cheeseburger pie with a lettuce bed and more burger toppings such as mustard, sugar-free ketchup, homemade pickle relish, pickles, and sliced tomatoes.

Step 10: Storing Leftovers

Any left overs can be kept in the freezer to be used after some time, you could do this if you are not entertaining many people. Just allow the pie to cool to room temperature then the portions should be covered tightly in an airtight container or a freezer bag. Allow to thaw in the refrigerator and heat in the oven before serving.

Step 11: Variations

You can be as creative as you want to be with your keto cheeseburger pie. Include bacon to give it a bacon cheeseburger feel, cook it in a slow cooker for ease or put in some hidden organs for an added boost of nutrition.

This is a tasty dish that does not require lots of preparation time and ingredients making worthy a meal for any weeknight.

Ingredients

1.5 pounds ground beef
1 tablespoon butter, divided
1 medium onion, diced
4 whole eggs
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon mustard powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions

The oven should be preheated to 350F while for the baking dish, use some butter to grease a 9 inch round pie plate or an 8×8 inch baking dish.
In a skillet, melt another portion of the butter until it foams, at medium-high temperature. Cook ground beef for some time and put it in the baking dish.
In the same pan melt the rest of the butter and sauté the onions till onions have softened, this should take about 5-7 minutes. Stir frequently.
In the same pot that you used to chop the onions, allow them cook while, in a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Sprinkle garlic powder, mustard powder, salt and pepper to the mixture. Cook the beef and pour the egg mixture on it and spread it in the baking dish.
Once the onions are cooked, spoon them over the egg mixture and spread them in an even layer, then sprinkle the cheese over the top.
Bake in for 20 minutes until the cheese has melted and looks somewhat like in the picture. Once done, it is advisable to let the cheeseburger pie to stand for 5 minutes and then cut and serve the pie when still warm.

Nutrition Facts

Total number of serves:1
Calories:371kcal
Carbohydrates:2g
Protein:24g
Fat:29g
Saturated Fat:12g
Sodium:405mg
Fiber:1g