Upside Down Meat Pie Recipes

UPSIDE DOWN MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Brown meat in oil.
• When meat is half brown, drain.
• Add onion and green pepper.
• Cook stirring frequently, until meat is completely browned and onion is transparent.
• Add tomato sauce, water, salt, chili powder, and olives. Mix well.
• Turn into 9-inch round casserole dish.
• Mix Bisquick mix with milk and roll to fit top of dish.
• Place on top of meat mixture.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Or until browned.
• Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes, then invert on serving dish.
• Cut into pie shaped wedges to serve.
• NOTE: I've never inverted it before serving. We just dig right in!

UPSIDE-DOWN FRITO PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, 8-10 minutes; stir in chili seasoning. Transfer to a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Pour tomatoes and tomato sauce over turkey., Cook, covered, on low 2-3 hours or until heated through. Stir turkey mixture to combine. Top with beans. Sprinkle with cheese. Cook, covered, 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with chips. If desired, serve with sour cream, minced cilantro and additional onion.

UPSIDE-DOWN TAMALE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• To prepare meat filling, heat oil in 11- to 12-inch, deep, oven-proof skillet over moderate heat 1 minute. Add onions, garlic, and stir-fry mix and cook, stirring, until onions are limp and golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Add chili powder, oregano, and beef, breaking up clumps. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Blend in flour, add salsa and tomato paste, stirring well to incorporate, then add corn and simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until meat shows no signs of pink. Season to taste with salt and pepper, mix in cilantro, and set off heat.
• To prepare corn bread topping, combine flour, cornmeal, and all remaining dry ingredients in bowl and make well in center. Combine buttermilk, oil, and egg in 1-quart measure, dump into well in dry ingredients, and mix briskly just until dough holds together. Spread on top of meat filling, leaving 1- to 1 1/2-inch margin all round.
• Bake uncovered until bubbly and brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve at once.

HAMBURGER UPSIDE-DOWN PIE

Steps:

• Saute the onion, green pepper and beef in oil until brown.
• Drain grease.
• Add the other ingredients through the pepper.
• Turn into a 2 Qt.
• casserole dish.
• Mix up the cornbread or biscuit mix and top the casserole with it.
• Bake in at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until brown.
• Turn onto a serving dish.

HAMBURGER UPSIDE-DOWN PIE

Steps:

• Cook beef and vegetables in an oven proof skillet until beef is browned. Stir in soup and mustard and continue heating for a few minutes.
• Prepare dough: mix flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Make a well in the center. Pour milk and oil into the well and stir with a fork till mixture comes together, adding a little additional milk if necessary. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for about a minute.
• On a lightly floured surface (wax paper eases transfering dough to the pan), pat dough into a circle large enough to cover mixture in the skillet leaving a narrow space between edge of dough and pan.
• Bake in a 450 F oven for about 15 minutes till biscuit is done and golden brown. To serve, turn out onto a serving plate so that biscuit is on the bottom "upside down" or cut biscuit into wedges and spoon out onto plates. Serves 4.