Beef & Butter Bean Pie
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease bottom of cast iron skillet with Crisco and sprinkle with salt.
- Bring skillet to med-high temperature.
- Crumble ground beef all over skillet.
- After a minute or so, turn heat to medium.
- Use a heavy duty spoon to squash beef while browning to keep an even crumble.
- Add 1/4 c onion, 1 tsp thyme, a light layer of black pepper, ground mustard, and cayenne.
- Add 1 can of butter beans, reserve liquid.
- Let cook for a bit.
- Add 1/2 the reserved bean liquid.
- Let cook for a bit.
- Sprinkle with flour to thicken.
- Then add the remaining bean liquid.
- Let cook down until it is moist but not soupy.
- Put into mixing bowl and let cool to warm temperature.
- Make double pie crust. Use your preferred recipe. Make sure to prick bottom crust with fork. Do not bake prior to filling.
- Add chopped pickles.
- If the mixture is cooled, mix in 2 eggs.
- Scoop into pie shell, cover with top crust, cut three vent slits into top.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- Let cool for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Eat :).
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
876
kcal
44% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).