Best 11 Poor Mans Pie Recipes

POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line a large 9-inch pie plate with rolled out pastry dough, prick with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt.
• Mix well and spread evenly over the bottom of the crust.
• Warm cream in the microwave, (warm, not hot) and then carefully pour the warmed cream over the sugar mixture, completely covering it.
• In bits, dab butter over the cream.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to an hour, or until golden spots form on the top.
• The filling will seem liquid but will become firmer as it cools.

POOR MAN'S PECAN PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Pour into pastry shell. , Bake at 375° for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350°. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Garnish with whipped topping and toasted coconut if desired.

GRANDMA'S POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350º.
• Mix the cream, sugar, and flour.
• Pour into an unbaked 8" pie shell.
• Float several thin pats of butter on top.
• Sprinkle with ground nutmeg.
• Bake at 350º for 30-45 minutes or until top is a nice golden brown.
• Chill, then refrigerate until ready to serve.

TINA'S POOR MAN'S MOCK PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine all ingredients except nuts and pie shell in a bowl. Pour into pie shell
• Sprinkle with walnut pieces
• Bake 425 degree oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 20-25 minutes more.

POOR MAN'S PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Beat eggs until foamy.
• Gradually add sugar.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except Cool Whip or pie shell.
• Place mixture into unbaked pie shell.
• Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until center is firm.
• Top with Cool Whip after pie is cooled,if desired.

COMFORTING POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Make mashed potatoes using the 10 potatoes. I boiled my potatoes, drain and then mash wtih butter and milk to a smooth consistency.
• While the potatoes are cooking, brown the ground beef until thoroughly cooked. Drain and rinse off grease.
• Grease a casserole or baking dish with butter or spray with Pam.
• Once potatoes are mashed, line the bottom and sides of the casserole dish with a little under 2/3 of the potatoes. Make it look like a crust.
• Mix together the ground beef and creamed corn. Pour into the casserole as the filling.
• Top the filling with the remaining mashed potatoes, spreading to the sides and having it meet the "crust".
• Bake in a 400 degree oven until the top is lightly browned - about 30 to 45 minutes.

POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring water and brown rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef and drain fat.
• Stir the mushroom soup, green onion, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and pepper into the skillet with the beef. Simmer on medium low heat for 10 minutes. Serve over the rice.

POOR MAN'S PIE

Steps:

• 1. Have a pie crust prepared.
• 2. Cook over heat all the above ingredients except the vanilla. When the mixture thickens, add vanilla and pour into pie crust.
• 3. Let cool and serve with Cool Whip.

AMISH POOR MAN'S BREAD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*.
• Roll out and line an 8" pie pan.
• Crumble the hard bread, (You will need enough bread to fill pie shell).
• Add sugar, flour and cinnamon, sprinkling evenly over top of bread.
• Fill pie shell with milk to within 1/2" of top edge.
• Bake until the pie is firm in the middle and you don't see any juice in the middle.

POOR MAN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck with onions and seasonings to taste.
• Add tomato soup and corn.
• Top with mashed potatoes and shredded cheese.
• Pop in oven until cheese melts.

POOR MAN'S APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Melt butter in a 9x13 (preferably glass) baking dish. Do this by placing it in the oven while it preheats.
• 3. Mix sugar, flour, vanilla, and milk in a mixing bowl.
• 4. Pour mixture into baking dish over the butter. Do not mix with butter.
• 5. Spoon in apples or your fruit of choice in random spots.
• 6. Bake for 45 minutes.
• 7. The crust will rise around apples. Serve. Enjoy!