Cheeseburger Pie (Impossible Cheeseburger Pie) - The Seasoned Mom (2024)

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This easy Bisquick cheeseburger pie, also called “impossible cheeseburger pie,” is one of those great old-fashioned dinners that the entire family will love! Serve each slice with a simple green salad, roasted broccoli, sauteed zucchini, or a fresh fruit salad!

If you love cheeseburger-inspired easy dinner recipes as much as we do, be sure to try our bacon cheeseburger casserole with rice, this one-skillet cheeseburger tater tot casserole, and this easy cheeseburger soup with bacon, too!

How to Make Cheeseburger Pie with Bisquick | 1-Minute Video

Bisquick is such a convenient pantry staple to have on hand for a variety of recipes. Whether you’re baking a Bisquick peach cobbler, whipping up a batch of secret ingredient Bisquick waffles, making baked pancake squares, rolling together sausage balls for your next party, or serving chicken and dumplings or this easy cheeseburger pie for supper — the options are endless!

Impossible Cheeseburger Pie Recipe

This “vintage” Bisquick cheeseburger pie recipe comes straight from my grandmother’s recipe box! If you’re not familiar with Bisquick “impossible pies,” these dishes rose in popularity back in the 1970s, when Betty Crocker first introduced the Impossible Coconut Pie — named because the company described it as “impossibly easy.”

Many different versions of impossible pies have since been enjoyed — both in the sweet and savory categories. You might remember Impossible Chicken Pot Pie, Impossible Pumpkin Pecan Pie, or the Cheeseburger Pie (or Hamburger Pie). These dishes all utilize Bisquick, an all-purpose pancake and baking mix, to form the custard or base of a crustless pie (no traditional pastry pie crust necessary). Betty Crocker now calls these “Impossibly Easy” pies, and I would have to agree!

Why You’ll Love this Recipe

• Impossibly Easy. As the name suggests, this dinner is simple and quick — thanks to help from Bisquick baking mix.
• Family-Friendly. Cheeseburger pie is one of those great meals that everyone at the table can agree on. It’s loaded with familiar ingredients and flavors that appeal to even the pickiest little eaters. Jazz up individual slices with all of the toppings to suit every palate!
• Affordable. It’s made with budget-friendly ground beef and a handful of other fridge and pantry staples for a hearty casserole that won’t break the bank.

Serving Suggestions

Treat the Bisquick cheeseburger pie like a classic grilled burger, and top each slice with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions. You might even like to add a drizzle of ketchup or mustard! Here are a few sides and other veggies that also go well with this impossibly easy cheeseburger pie:

• Sauteed Zucchini
• Garlic Roasted Broccoli
• Sauteed Spinach with Garlic
• Baked Potato Wedges or French Fries
• Skillet Cornbread,Corn Sticks,Mexican Cornbread,Honey CornbreadorCorn Muffins
• Southern-Style Green BeansorArkansas Green Beans with Bacon
• Green Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette,Caesar Salad, Mixed Greens with Dijon Vinaigrette, or House Salad with Candied Pecans
• Refrigerator Dill Pickles, Cucumber Dill Salad, Cucumber Tomato Onion Salad, or Cucumber Salad with Vinegar
• Tomato Salad with Basil and Balsamic
• Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes {3 Ingredients}, Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Chives, or Skin-On Mashed Red Potatoes
• Baguette,Homemade Focaccia, or a loaf of crustyDutch Oven Bread
• Buttermilk Biscuits,Drop Biscuits,Cheese BiscuitsorFlaky Biscuits
• Pumpkin BreadorPumpkin Muffins
• Creamy ColeslaworVinegar Coleslaw
• Southern Collard Greens
• Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
• Fried Apples, Baked Apple Slices, or Applesauce
• Southern Succotash,Fried CornorCorn Salad

This was pleasantly easy to make! And everyone loved it.. win win! I cooked it in a cast iron pan and poured bisquik on top and put her in the oven. I added frozen corn and it cooked beautifully. Served it with broccoli and we’re good to go. Love easy meals.

– Sara

Make Ahead Tips

There are a couple of ways that you can prepare this dish in advance for even quicker weeknight meals:

1. Prepare the ground beef mixture up to 48 hours in advance. It can sit in the pie plate, covered with plastic wrap in your refrigerator — just waiting for the batter and the oven. Right before baking, whisk together the batter, pour it over top, and pop the dish in the oven. If the dish is cold when it goes into the oven, you may need to increase the total baking time by a few minutes.
2. Bake the entire casserole, let it cool to room temperature, and then wrap tightly and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight, then reheat (covered) in a 325°F oven for about 20-30 minutes, or until warmed through. If the pie is in a freezer-to-oven-safe dish, you can reheat it directly from frozen. You’ll just need to leave it in the oven for almost twice as long.

Recipe Variations

• Make it a bacon cheeseburger pie by adding some chopped bacon to the skillet when you brown the ground beef.
• Swap out the ground beef and replace it with an equal amount of ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground sausage.
• Add extra seasoning to the ground beef with a packet of taco seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, or paprika.
• Try different types of cheese, such as Pepper Jack, Monterey Jack, Colby, Colby Jack, Swiss, or American. You can also omit the cheese and make it an old fashioned hamburger pie recipe!
• Serving a larger family? Double the ingredients and bake the pie in a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish. You will need to increase the total baking time by about 5-10 minutes.

This recipe was originally published in February, 2018. It was updated in March, 2024.