Cheeburger, Cheeburger

Last week I wanted something simple and hearty and full of meatstuff, and this casserole fit the bill perfectly. I would have put a picture up of the actual dish, but it ended up looking kind of like an operating room scene from Grey's Anatomy - not very enticing. Despite looking like innards, it was quite delicious. The original recipe calls for ground beef, but I used ground turkey since it's a bit lighter and doesn't taste much different.

Cheeseburger Pie
Serves 6. Adapted from here.

1 lb. of lean ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
4 oz. mushrooms, chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes
generous pinch of salt
1/4 tsp. dried oregano
pinch of black pepper
2 packages of crescent rolls (I used Pillsbury Reduced Fat)
3 large eggs
4 slices of cheddar cheese

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large, heavy skillet over medium heat, cook ground turkey and onion until turkey is browned. Drain off excess fat.
3. Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms, parsley, salt, oregano, and pepper into the skillet with the turkey and onions. Keep warm over low heat.
4. Unroll one package of crescent rolls into the bottom of a lightly greased 8x8 casserole dish. Press dough into bottom of the pan and up the sides to seal perforations and form a pie shell.
5. Separate egg yolk and egg white of one of the eggs. Set aside the yolk, and beat together the egg white with the two other eggs. Pour half of this over the pie shell in the dish.
6. Spoon turkey mixture into the pie shell, then arrange cheese slices over the top of this. Pour remaining egg mixture over the cheese.
7. Unroll the second package of cresent rolls over the top of the dish. Smush together the dough from the bottom and sides of the pan with the dough on top to seal it. It will look a lot nicer when it bakes, I promise.
8. Mix reserved egg yolk with 1 Tbsp. of water to make an egg wash. Brush this likely over the top of the pie crust, and make a few small slits in the top of the crust to vent.
9. Bake pie 25-30 minutes until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. If the crust begins to burn, cover it with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.