Categories: Casseroles- One Dish Meals- Meal Pies

Ingredients

• 10 oz. ground beef
• 1 small yellow onion diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup water
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 2 sheets homemade or store-bought short crust pastry
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed, according to package directions

Directions

1. In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic, breaking the beef into crumbles until onion is tender and beef is browned. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, flour and water; bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered, for about 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Cool. season with salt and ground black pepper.
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Generously grease 1 (12-well) standard muffin pan.
3. Using a large cookie-cutter or drinking glass cut short crust pastry into 12 (4-inch) rounds. Press dough rounds into wells of muffin pans. Divide beef mixture among well. Brush edges of dough with egg.
4. Using a biscuit or cookie cutter, cut puff pastry into 12 (2 3/4 to 3-inch) rounds. Top meat mixture with puff pastry, pressing edges firmly to seal. Brush tops with egg. Cut a small slit in the top of each pie.
5. Bake 20 minutes or until browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before removing from pans. Serve warm or at room temperature.

6. makes 12 mini pies

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