Mexi-pies

Serves:

Ingredients

• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 1 sheet shortcrust pastry
• 2 cups chilli con carne
• 1/2 cup tasty cheese, grated
• veggies or salad to serve

Method

If using a pie maker, cut circles in pastry with plastic cutters – large circles with the shortcrust pastry (pie bottoms), small circles with the puff pastry (pie lids).

Place large pastry circles in base of pie maker.

Add 1/2 cup of chilli con carne to each pie.

Sprinkle with grated tasty cheese.

Top with puff pastry circles. Cook until golden.

If you don’t have a pie maker, bake pies in a large muffin pan or individual pie tins at 180°C conventional or 160°C fan-forced for 20 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

Serve with salad or veggies.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• Add anKiwi touch by squirting a dollop of tomato sauce on top of the chilli mince and cheese mixture before popping the pastry lids on and baking.
• Double the quantities to make a batch so you can eat half now and freeze the rest for later. But just remember to reheat the pies in the oven. Pastry and microwaves do not mix – unless you’re partial to leather that is!
• This recipe was created by Alana House for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.