Simple, delicious and packed with veggies, beef and creamy potato soup. A buttery flaky crust to pull this ground beef pot pie recipe together. This cozy comfort food for dinner is so easy to make and is sure to the spot every time!
Beef. 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 ground beef pot pie recipe. Simple, delicious and a food that brings me all the feels, now that is a meal worth repeating!
Why this Ground Beef Pot Pie is the Best:
- Great to meal prep or make in advance. If you are big on getting things done ahead of time, this ground 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.
- It is an easy way to add in the veggies. Pot pies are a comforting and cozy way to get extra veggies in. Carrots, peas, green beans, corn, or other veggies you may want to add in are the perfect compliment to this recipe.
- It is so easy to make! Brown the beef, stir everything together and then assemble the pie. Using ready pie crust adds an extra convenience to this recipe as well. You are always welcome to make your own pie crust though as well!
If you are a sucker for cozy ground beef recipes, then check out my ground beef pasta as well. If it's the holiday season, this Puff Pastry Turkey Pot Pie from Sustainable Cooks is AMAZING.
What you need to make this recipe:
- 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!
- 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.
- frozen mixed veggies
- 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.
- egg: get that crust golden and flaky with an egg wash!
- garlic
- thyme: I used dry but I am sure freshly chopped thyme would be great.
How to make this Beef Pot Pie 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:
- Brown and drain the beef.
- Mix together the beef, soups, veggies, garlic, and thyme.
- Press the bottom layer of the crust in a pie dish, fill with beef and veggie filling.
- Top with remaining crust layer and pinch crust layers together. Brush top with egg.
- Bake!
That's about it. I know you can handle this!
Recipe Tips and Notes:
- If the edges of your crust start to brown too quickly, cover them in foil with a foil ring. I find that the edges are done at the 25 minute mark in my oven so I gently cover just the edges in foil and bake for another 10 minutes or so.
- 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 egg wash is not 100% necessary so if you need to avoid eggs, know that you can skip it.
Other 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 OBLANO PEPPERS
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Ground 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 recipe together. This cozy comfort food for dinner is so easy to make and is sure to the spot every time!
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Servings: 6
Calories: 434kcal
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz. pie crust package (2, 9" pie crusts
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 cans Cream of Potato Condensed Soup (10.5 oz.)
- 1 12 oz. package frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- ½ - 1 teaspoon cracked pepper
- sea salt to taste
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon water
- olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Heat a skillet to medium-high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and allow to heat up until glistening. Add ground beef and cook until browned, stirring occasionally.
- If vegetables are not thawed, do so at this time, defrosting in the microwave.
- Once beef is cooked, drain excess oil. Stir in a medium bowl along with soups, veggies, thyme, garlic, pepper and desired amount of salt.
- Press one pie crust into the bottom of a pie pan. Pour beef and vegetable mixture into crust and spread evenly. Top with second pie crust. Crimp and press the edges together to seal the pie. (see video above in post for visual.)
- Whisk the egg and water together and brush the top of the pie crust lightly. Make several slits in the top of the crust to vent.
- Bake for about 30-40 minutes or until pie crust is golden brown.
- Cool for several minutes before serving.
Notes
- If the edges of your crust start to brown too quickly, cover them in foil with a foil ring. I find that the edges are done at the 25 minute mark in my oven so I gently cover just the edges in foil and bake for another 10 minutes or so.
- 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 egg wash is not 100% necessary so if you need to avoid eggs, know that you can skip it.
Nutrition
Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 821mg | Potassium: 490mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3189IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 3mg
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Sarah says
This pot pie recipe looks fantastic. I love pot pie but I don't eat it very often. I would love to give this recipe a try as I'm sure it takes significantly better than the store-bought pies I usually eat. I will have to add this to my mealplan so I can give it a try, looking forward to it.