Tasty beef and vege pot pies

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Serves: 6

Time to make: 2 hrs 40 mins

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon olive oil
500g gravy beef or blade steak, fat trimmed, cut in chunks
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 carrots, chopped in chunks
1 cup salt-reduced beef stock
1 cup red wine
400g can no-added-salt diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon reduced-salt soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
2 cups frozen green beans
2 cups spinach, silver beet or kale leaves
1 teaspoon chilli flakes (or adjust to taste)
6 sheets filo pastry
spray oil
400g kumarasweet-potatoX, mashed
3 cups broccoli, steamed

Instructions

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1 Heat oil in a heavy-based pot over a medium heat. Add beef (in batches if necessary) and cook until browned. Remove from pot and set aside.

2 Add onion and garlic to pot and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add beef back to pot along with carrots, stock, wine, tomatoes, paprika, soy and sugar. Bring to a boil. Simmer, covered, for about 2 hours, or until beef is tender and soft. Add beans, spinach and chilli to the pot and cook until beans are tender, about 5 minutes.

3 Preheat oven to 190°C. Spoon beef into 6 small pie dishes. Take the filo sheets, 2 sheets at a time, and cut into quarters. Scrunch the quarters together. Lay over the filling. Spray with oil.

4 Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until pastry is golden and crisp. Serve pies with kumara and broccoli.

HFG tip

Turn leftovers into this pie! This is a great way to use up any leftover stew or casserole. All you need is 4-6 sheets of filo pastry, partially thawed. Use your leftover stew and follow steps 3 and 4 above.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 385cal

Kilojoules 1610kJ

Protein 26g

Total fat 10g

–Saturated fat 3g

Carbohydrates 35g

–Sugars 9g

Dietary fibre 7g

Sodium 360mg

Calcium 100mg

Iron 4mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.