Simple Beef Pot Pie

Simple, delicious and packed with veggies, beef and creamy potato soup. A buttery flaky crust to pull this ground beef pot pie together. This cozy comfort food for dinner is so easy to make and is sure to the spot every time!

It’s what’s for dinner.

I grew up with my mom making the BEST chicken pot pie ever. I mean EVER.

Every time I came home from school and found out we were having it for dinner was the best.

Taking mom’s classic for a spin with some ground beef in this beef pot pie recipe. Simple, delicious and a food that brings me all the feels, now that is a meal worth repeating!

Why I love this Recipe:

So aside from how delicious this meal is, there are a few other reasons to LOVE this recipe. But above all, certainly the cozy, comforting flavor is the best part. Or I wouldn’t be telling you to make it!

1. It is easy to meal prep. If you are big on getting things done ahead of time, this beef pot pie recipe is one you will love. Several ways to prep and make your life so much easier.
   • If you are a Sunday meal prepper, just cook the beef on Sunday and the day you make the recipe will be a matter of mixing the ingredients and assembling.
   • If you like to prep a meal for the family, you can assemble the pie early in the day and then it is ready to pop in the oven in the evening. This is my favorite way to do it. All the dirty work is done early on.
2. It is a DELISH way to add in the veggies. I used to think I was so holy and good when I ate my spinach with a drizzle of olive oil. Ha. Well guess what?? Veggies are actually really good when you add things like cream or cheese or you pack them into pie crust. You don’t have to force yourself to eat veggies in a way you don’t enjoy. Ok??
3. It’s easy to make. Bingo. You know I wouldn’t bring you a recipe if it wasn’t super simple. And thanks to frozen veggies and pre-made pie crust, this beef pot pie recipe is seriously a snap.

So get your shopping list ready!

What you need to make this recipe:

1. ground beef: I typically opt for sirloin. Use your favorite, whatever is on sale, or whatever you have on hand! You could also use another ground meat if you don’t have any beef. Turkey or ground chicken would be great as well!
2. refrigerated pie crust: biggest time saver is to just buy one pre-made. but if you have a great recipe and the time, make it! I am soooo the shortcut girl.
3. frozen mixed veggies
4. cream of potato soup: I truly believe this was what made my mom’s so good. Most pot pies seemed to use cream of chicken soup as a base, but hers used potato. It’s a game changer in my opinion. Make sure it is the condensed soup.
5. egg: get that crust golden and flaky with an egg wash!
6. garlic
7. thyme: I used dry but I am sure freshly chopped thyme would be great.

Not a bad grocery list if I do say so. You may even have a lot of these items already on hand. Bonus!

How to make this Recipe:

Easy does it, friends. If it takes too much work or time, you all know I am NOT making it. So here is all you have to do:

1. Brown and drain the beef.
2. Mix together the beef, soups, veggies, garlic, and thyme.
3. Press the bottom layer of the crust in a pie dish, fill with beef and veggie filling.
4. Top with remaining crust layer and pinch crust layers together. Brush top with egg.
5. Bake!

That’s about it. I know you can handle this!

Notes:

• I am no expert in pie crusts, so any time I work with one, I swear I feel like I am a deer in head lights. Even when I think I am crimping the two layers together, I still never seem to pinch them tight enough. Thanks to youtube, I no longer have to have a pie come out looking like the top and bottom layer are not connected. Check this video out!
• The first time I made this, I did add a bit of milk to the recipe to thin out the condensed soup. I found it to be too thin in the end and did away with it. It will seem very thick before you put it in the oven, but the soup does thin out a bit when cooking.
• The egg wash is not 100% necessary so if you need to avoid eggs, know that you can skip it.
• Pie edges will cook quicker than the rest of the pie. You can cover the edges with foil if you like the crust edges to be lighter. I like mine extra brown so this does not bother me!

Try these other delicious dinner recipes:

• THE EASIEST SLOW COOKER POT ROAST
• SIMPLE BEEF AND SHELLS SKILLET DINNER
• SIMPLE TURKEY PEPPER SKILLET
• 15 MINUTE STEAK AND BROCCOLI SHEET PAN DINNER
• EASY CHICKEN STUFFED POBLANO PEPPERS

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