Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2007

Definitely not a diet food - but delicious just the same. Even my wife, who doesn't care for these casserole type dishes with hamburg, loved it.

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Home Town: Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2007

I made this recipe last night for dinner but modified it a bit after reading the reviews. I used a Pillsbury pie crust (which I pre-baked), added steak seasoning, worstershire sauce, black pepper, red pepper flakes and a can of diced tomatoes. I thought it was pretty good, but I think the pickle flavor was too overpowering. My 15 y/o daughter said it should have been named "pickle pie" and she did not like it at all. next time I will decrease the pickle juice or omit it all together.

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2007

I'm a vegetarian, so I used Boca Meatless ground beef instead of real beef...and it turned out great. I also cut the pastry into circles and put them in a muffin tin (the recipe made a dozen easily). I precooked the shells for 7 minutes, and cooked the "beef" for only about 5. I cooked the whole thing for only 7 minutes in the oven, and then another 2 after I put the cheese on.

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2007

This was easy and good, though not exceptional. Instead of making a crust, I used ready-made biscuits (liked the bun like quality as opposed to pie crust). I subbed colby/jack cheese for the swiss, added a can of tomatoes as others suggested, and added some bacon. Served topped with ketchup with fries on the side. Will make again since it was so easy and made for good leftovers.

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CLSPET

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2007

The majority of my family thought this was worth a 4 star rating. My six year old gave it a 5. I think I'll make some changes next time -- omit swiss cheese and substitute cheddar or colby/jack for more flavor (my 10 year old requested this change and I think she's right, swiss is overpowered by the beef mixture). I also think that instead of adding milk and flour, I'll add nacho cheese condensed soup to the beef. I left out the pickle juice and pickles since I can't imagine baked pickles (yuck), but I served them on the side. I subbed in another 1/3 cup of milk for the missing liquid. I also added some oregano, chili powder and cayenne pepper to the meat as it cooked, along with a splash of worcestershire sauce. All in all, I thought this was a nice, solid weeknight entry. Thanks for sharing it.

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2007

I, like many others, added a can of diced tomatoes, left out the pickles and juice, and substituted cheddar cheese for Swiss. Very good! It's really worth the minimal effort to make the homemade crust!

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2007

As-is, this is just a three. I made it exactly as the recipe is written, and the pickles are overpowering, and everything else seems bland. However, with a few changes it could be a five. The second time I made this, I left out the pickles and juice all together, used shredded cheddar, and added about a cup of cubed valveta to the mix. I also drizzled ketchup on top before sprinkling on the shredded cheese. With these revisions my family asked me to make it again.

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2007

OMG! what a awesome recipe If you are new to this wonderful site all come down here to read the reviews you will get some great ideas like adding bacon and using pillsbury pie crusts and my suggestion add more worcestershire sauce it was awesome!! my hubby loved it.

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2007

Very good! I followed the recipe b/c I didn't have a chance to look at the reviews for ideas, and it still turned out great. Next time I will use a pastry shell, and use cheddar instead of swiss, or maybe pepper jack. My husband really enjoyed this too. He suggests using half pickles and half jalepenos b/c he likes it spicy.

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2007

My family of picky guys loved this. I used refrigerated crescent rolls for the crust because I was on a time crunch and it came out perfect. There was nothing leftover and that is rare in this household when a new dish is introduced. We will definitely have this again and again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2007

This was so easy to make and delicious the family really loved this will be making again.I used pizza crust and put it in a pampered chef rectangular stone.Came out perfect.

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2007

I made a few changes to this recipe to simplify it for a quicker weeknight meal since I’m a working Mom. I used a refrigerated pie crust and baked as directed on the package while I prepared the filling on the stovetop. After reading the reviews I decreased the amount of pickle juice to a ¼ cup and added a dash of Garlic Powder, a generous squeeze of yellow mustard and a generous squeeze of ketchup. I also increased the amount of cheese to about 3 cups and used Cheddar instead of Swiss. I only baked for 20 minutes at 350° because I didn’t want the edges of the pie curst to get too dark. We thought that the pickle flavor was really strong and a bit overpowering. But it really did taste like a Cheeseburger. I think if I make this again I will omit the mustard and decrease the amount of pickle juice even more and reduce the chopped pickles from a 1/3 cup down to a ¼ cup so that the pickles enhance the flavoring not overpower it. This is a quick simple meal for a weeknight. You can clean up the dishes from preparing the filling while the pie is baking and so once dinner is over the only clean-up are the table dishes. Makes clean-up a snap!

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2007

Great recipe that you can tweak to whatever your family enjoys. I forgot the garlic and used less pickle juice because I was worried it would be too strong. I used a store bought pie crust and added bacon, yummy!

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2007

I decided to make cheeseburger calzones with this. They where a huge hit! Next time I will only use the pickle juice. Using both the juice and diced pickles is a bit too much pickle flavor. I also used shredded chedder instead of swiss and melted in three slices of velveta into the meat mixture. Just make your favorite pizza dough, fill small rounds and fold over to make the calzones. Bake @ 425 till lightly browned. Excellent.... thanks.

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2007

So yummy! I spread some ketchup on the top and it was to die for! I love the crust!

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Tristin

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2007

YUMMY! I used turkey meat, added the tomatoes and chilis, mustard, ketchup and cheddar cheese. Also the garlic cresent rolls. Fast and I could eat this all day long! MMM-MMM

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2007

VERY yummy! I followed the recipe, except I used a frozen pie shell and added a can of diced tomatoes to the hamburger mixture. Instead of swiss cheese, I used shredded cheddar. It does indeed taste just like a cheeseburger! Will definitely make again!!!!!

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2007

The pie was good, and I added tomatoes to it for more of a cheeseburger taste, but it seemed like it was still missing something. Maybe next time I will use ketchup or mustard like others have used.

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2007

I fallowed the advice of other reviewers and added ketchup, mustard, a little Worcestershire sauce, a can of diced tomatoes, my own seasonings (what I normally use when I make hamburgers), and substituted the swiss with cheddar. Then 5 min. before done, layered top with american cheese. My daughter, who hates hamburgers (because she doesn't like the "slab of meat" in the middle), absolutely loved this dish because it tastes just like a hamburger with all the fixin's, but it's all mixed together in a pie. My husband and I were "on the fence" about this recipe. We both agreed that it was tasty, but wondered..."why not just have a hamburger?!"

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