Low-fat meat pie recipe

You can't get more Kiwi than a good old meat pie! This version uses extra-lean mince and low-fat pastry for a healthier family meal that's bound to get the thumbs up. Yum ...

Ingredients

  • 6 reduced-fat puff pastry sheets

  • 1 tbsp rice bran oil

  • 1 onion

    pureed in a food processor

  • 750g extra-lean beef mince

  • ⅓ cup plain flour

  • 750ml beef stock

    (2 1/2 cups)

  • 1 tbsp tomato paste

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Contains Soy

Equipment

  • 1 pie maker
  • 1 food processor
  • 1 pie cutter
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 pan

Instructions

  1. Remove pastry sheets from freezer to defrost.
  2. Saute onion in oil until softened. Add mince, breaking up lumps with back of spoon until browned.
  3. Blend in flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  4. Gradually stir in stock and tomato paste. Bring to boil, stirring. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Cool.
  5. Heat pie maker. Cut pastry circles using pie cutter.
  6. Place large circle in pie maker, fill with mince. Place smaller circle on top.
  7. Cook until golden (takes about 5 minutes). Serve with lots of veggies.

Notes

Tip
Kids are often anti-onion which is why I puree veggies in a food processor to hide them.
Tip
Serve with lots of veggies.
Variation
If you don’t have a pie maker, use a large muffin tray.
Storage
Leftover pies can be reheated in the pie maker for another meal.

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