Poormanspie Recipes

POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring water and brown rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef and drain fat.
• Stir the mushroom soup, green onion, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and pepper into the skillet with the beef. Simmer on medium low heat for 10 minutes. Serve over the rice.

POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Drain excess grease. Stir cream of mushroom soup and green beans into ground beef and bring to a simmer.
• Spread ground beef mixture into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Spread mashed potatoes evenly over ground beef mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.

GRANDMA'S POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350º.
• Mix the cream, sugar, and flour.
• Pour into an unbaked 8" pie shell.
• Float several thin pats of butter on top.
• Sprinkle with ground nutmeg.
• Bake at 350º for 30-45 minutes or until top is a nice golden brown.
• Chill, then refrigerate until ready to serve.

POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line a large 9-inch pie plate with rolled out pastry dough, prick with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt.
• Mix well and spread evenly over the bottom of the crust.
• Warm cream in the microwave, (warm, not hot) and then carefully pour the warmed cream over the sugar mixture, completely covering it.
• In bits, dab butter over the cream.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to an hour, or until golden spots form on the top.
• The filling will seem liquid but will become firmer as it cools.

POOR MAN'S PECAN PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Pour into pastry shell. , Bake at 375° for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350°. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Garnish with whipped topping and toasted coconut if desired.

POOR MAN'S PIE (MILK PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F (160°C). Put the sugars, flour, and salt into the crust and gently mix by hand, ensuring that there are no clumps of flour. Drizzle the milk over the sugar mixture, but do not mix the milk with the sugar. You can add vanilla or almond flavoring if desired (instead of cinnamon). Dot the top of the pie with the pieces of butter and sprinkle the cinnamon over the top. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to set for at least 30 minutes before serving.