Cheeseburger Pie AKA Cheeseburger Quiche

The Whole Foods brand gluten free pie crust has opened up a new world of baking. The flaky, incredible tasting crust is perfect for pie, quiche, or anything else you can put in a pie shell.
This is one of your favorites.

Cheeseburger Quiche (Pie)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 unbaked gluten free (Whole Foods brand is great) pie shell (9 inches)

Directions

• In a skillet, brown ground beef and onion; drain and set aside. In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, milk, oregano, salt and pepper; beat in eggs. Stir in beef mixture and 1 cup cheese. Pour into pie shell.
• Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until set. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Allow to stand 5 minutes before cutting. Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Cheeseburger Quiche in Country Ground Beef , p65

Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

There isn't a PF Chang's in Columbia yet, that remains a treat for trips to Greenville. In the meantime, maybe you guys can keep making this slow cooker favorite. You made this for me on Mother's Day 2013. Now it is a household favorite.

Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

1-1 1/2 lbs. Beef chuck roast in strips, beef tips, beef stew chunks (some kind of chunks/strips of beef)
1 c. of beef broth (GF, of course)
1/2 c. Braggs Liquid Amino
1/3 - 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 T. olive oil
3 garlic cloves (chopped/minced/put through the Pampered Chef garlic press - whatever)

2 T cornstarch
broccoli florets (a bunch or two, or 1 - 2 bags of fresh broccoli florets)
rice and the remaining beef broth if you used a larger container of broth

Put the beef in the crockpot on high.
Then mix the broth, liquid amino, brown sugar, olive oil, and garlic together with a whisk or fork.
Pour the sauce over the beef and let cook for several hours (4-6 is a guesstimate, depending on how you like your beef and what your schedule is ;)
About an hour before you plan to eat, remove a couple of T. of the sauce from the crockpot and let sit till room temperature. When the broth is cool, add the 2 T. of cornstarch and whisk till dissolved. Pour the sauce back into the crockpot and stir lightly to cover. Then add the fresh broccoli florets and cover to simmer. In about 30 minutes, things should be ready to go. The broccoli can be cooked a bit longer or shorter depending on taste, but 30 min. seems to give it a crunchy flavor that we love.
I use the carton of beef broth to measure out my one cup for the sauce. The rest of the broth I use to cook the rice in. (Remember you can add a little water to the broth to make enough liquid to cook your rice.)
It is easy to get the timing right on this if you put your broccoli in and then start your rice. By the time your rice is ready, your beef and broccoli should be about done.
Then you can serve it over the rice - yummmmmm... good eats! This is a great recipe that is seed/nut/gluten/dairy free.
Perfection.