Beef Tourtiere

tourtBeef Tourtiere – This simple, savory, meat pie recipe is a terrific week night meal. All but the oven baking can be “Made Ahead”, for an extremely quick homemade meal the next day, or frozen for another time. Pan fried lean ground beef,and fresh, rustic potatoes, are oven baked into a pie shell, and served steaming hot. A quick and easy traditional French Canadian recipe.

Prep Time: 20-25 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Servings: 6EA
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef, Potatoes
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Beef Tourtiere

4 – 5 medium potatoes
2 tb Oil
1 1/2 lb Medium ground beef
1 lg Onion, diced
1/4 ts Allspice
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Garlic Powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Pastry for 2 double-crust 9-inch pies

Directions to make Beef Tourtiere

Step 1:Boil potatoes and mash coarsely. Heat oil in large, heavy duty frying pan and brown beef and onion. Stir in potatoes, allspice, cinnamon, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 400ŒF.. Line two 9-inch pie pans with pastry.
Step 2:Using slotted spoon, fill pans with meat mixture. Cover with top crusts, cutting vents so steam can escape.
Step 3:Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until golden-brown.

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Meatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce

meatloaf_potato_cheese_bbq_sauceMeatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce – We have taken the traditional, ground beef meatloaf and made it into a one-dish-meal. The potatoes are part of the loaf, plus we added a little cheese and BBQ sauce to make it extra pleasing to those tastebuds.

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Main Ingredient: Ground Beef
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Meatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce

2 lb Ground beef
4 sl Bread; crumbled
2 c Baked beans
2 Eggs; or substitute
1 c BBQ sauce
1/4 c Mustard
1/4 c Ketchup
2 c Potatoes; mashed
1 c Cheese

Directions to make Meatloaf with Potato Cheese and BBQ Sauce

Step 1:Mash up the baked beans. Mix everything together except the potatoes and the cheese. Add more liquid or bread as needed to reach desired consistancy. Press mixture into the bottom and around sides of two 9×5 inch loaf pans, leaving a large trough in the center.
Step 2:Reserve about 1-1/2 cups of mixture to cover top with.
Step 3:Fill troughs of each meatloaf with mashed potatoes. Cut cheese into cubes, or grate, and put this on top of the potatoes. Cover potatoes and cheese with reserved meat mixture. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

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