Herbed Hamburger Pie With A Cornbread Crust

An easy-to-make supper--the thyme and garlic make it quite flavorful. For crust you just spread corn bread mix over the top. Update: when i first posted this recipe, i listed the amount of flour as 1/4 cup. However, that is only necessary if the hamburger you're using has a very fatty content. Nowadays, i use fairly lean hamburger (90%), which doesn't yield as much juice, so i've cut the amount of flour in half to just 2 tbsp. I think the 4 tbsp (1/4 cup) works best with 75% or less lean ground beef. So adjust the amount of flour you use to reflect the fattiness of the beef.

Steps

Brown the meat in a pan coated with cooking spray.

Blend the flour into the meat juices.

Add the potato through salt.

Cover , bring to a boil , lower heat and simmer 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and add the thyme through garlic powder.

Place in a 2 quart casserole.

Prepare the corn muffin batter according to package directions for cornbread and spread over the meat mixture.

Bake 40 minutes , uncovered , at 375f.

Ingredients

ground beef, cooking spray, flour, potato, carrot, onion, celery, beef bouillon, salt, fresh thyme leaves, black pepper, garlic powder, corn muffin mix