Savory Beef and Veggie Hand Pies Recipe
These savory ground beef and veggie hand pies are a nice dinner to warm you on a cold day. The hot filling is packed with herbs, spices and vegetables to delight your taste buds. A flaky crust holds it all together for a nice hand held meal.
The meaty filling is made from scratch and the crust is a store bought pastry which makes this recipe come together easily.
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This recipe makes about 8 hand pies. Printable recipe below.
Tools Used
- 1 large baking sheet pan
- 1 large skillet or Dutch oven
- 1 Colander to drain ground beef
- 3 small bowls for diced veggies
- 1 small bowl for egg wash
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 pastry brush to brush on egg wash
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 1 Tbsp. butter (salted)
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 medium white potato, peeled and diced small
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
- 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp. fresh thyme
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 can (3 oz.) tomato paste (use the rest in spaghetti)
- 2 Tbsp. Worchestershire sauce
- 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable or beef stock
- 1 egg, for egg wash
- 2 (17.3 oz.) pkgs. frozen puff pastry shells
Directions
1. Cook the filling
Peel and dice the vegetables and set aside.
2.
Brown the ground beef in a large skillet or Dutch oven and drain.
3.
In the same large skillet where you browned the meat, add the oil and butter on medium-high heat. Once the butter melts, add the carrots and onions to the skillet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir occasionally just until they begin to soften.
4.
Add the garlic, seasonings, ground beef, tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce stirring to combine. You want the mixture to be nice and hot but not quite boiling. Then sprinkle the flour into the beef mixture and stir to combine. Add the vegetable or beef stock and potatoes then bring to a boil while stirring.
5.
Reduce heat to medium and cover with the lid and allow to simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 25 to 30 minutes. The sauce will thicken while simmering. Stir occasionally.
6. Thaw puff pastries
It is time to remove the puff pastry sheets from the freezer and allow them to thaw at room temperature. If you thawed them earlier, simply keep them in the refrigerator until ready to use.
7. Cool the filling
Once your meat and veggie pie filling is done, remove from heat and allow it to cool before filling the puff pastries.
8.
Preheat the oven to 400°.
Cover a counter work space with disposable counter liners for easy cleanup. Place one sheet of puff pastry onto the counter and roll out to about a 10 x 10 inch size. Cut each into fourths so that you have four squares for your hand pies. Continue until you have cut all of the puff pastry. You will have sixteen squares so that you have tops and bottoms for eight hand pies.
Note
If you are making these for little hands, simply cut your pastry smaller and you will yield more hand pies. Adjust the amount of filling you add to each accordingly.
9.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place four pastries onto the sheet pan to be the bottom crust of the hand pies. Scoop about 1/2 cup of the meat filling onto the center of each pastry.
10.
Place a pastry on top of each pie and press the edges shut with the tines of a fork to seal. Use the fork to poke vent holes in the top of each hand pie. Now place the ready to bake hand pies into the freezer for about 15 minutes before baking. This is because we want the pastry to be firm for baking and they will become soft during the filling process.
11.
Whisk the egg in a small bowl with one teaspoon of water. Remove the hand pies from the freezer. Brush the tops of each hand pie with the egg wash and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and enjoy!
Ground beef and veggie hand pies are a great weeknight dinner during the cold winter months when comfort food is what you are craving.
You can use leftover sloppy joes as another savory filling to make hand meat pies if you have plenty. You can even substitute those roll out pie shells for the puff pastry if you are a savvy cook. Be creative with your savory hand pies to make a main dish.
More Ground Beef Recipes
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- Classic Meatloaf with Saltines Recipe
- Jazzed Up Meat & Potato Casserole Easy Recipe
- Easy Swedish Meatballs
- Easy Homemade Three Meat Pizza
- Easy Classic Lasagna Recipe
Savory Beef and Veggie Hand Pies Recipe
Equipment
- 1 large baking sheet pan
- 1 large skillet
- 1 Colander to drain ground beef
- 3 small bowls for diced veggies
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 pastry brush to brush on egg wash
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef browned and drained
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 1 large carrot peeled and diced
- 1 medium white potato peeled and diced small
- 4 cloves garlic minced (optional)
- 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 can (3 oz) tomato paste (use the rest in spaghetti)
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups Vegetable or Beef stock
- 1 egg for egg wash
- 2 (17.3 oz.) pkgs of frozen puff pastry shells
Instructions
- Peel and dice the vegetables and set aside.
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Use a colander to drain the fat and set aside.
- In the same large skillet where you browned the meat, add the oil and butter on medium-high heat. Once the butter melts, add the carrots and onions to the skillet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir occasionally just until they begin to soften.
- Add the garlic, seasonings, ground beef, tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce stirring to combine. You want the mixture to be nice and hot but not quite boiling. Then sprinkle the flour into the beef mixture and stir to combine. Add the vegetable or beef stock and potatoes then bring to a boil while stirring.
- Reduce heat to medium and cover with the lid and allow to simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 25 to 30 minutes. The sauce will thicken while simmering. Stir occasionally.
- It is time to remove the puff pastry sheets from the freezer and allow them to thaw at room temperature. If you thawed them earlier, simply keep them in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Once your meat and veggie pie filling is done, remove from heat and allow it to cool before filling the puff pastries.
- Preheat the oven to 400°.Cover a counter work space with disposable counter liners for easy cleanup. Place one sheet of puff pastry onto the counter and roll out to about a 10 x 10 inch size. Cut each into fourths so that you have four squares for your hand pies. Continue until you have cut all of the puff pastry. You will have sixteen squares so that you have tops and bottoms for eight hand pies.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place four pastries onto the sheet pan to be the bottom of the hand pies. Scoop about 1/2 cup of the beef filling onto the center of each pastry.
- Place a pastry on top of each pie and press the edges shut with the tines of a fork to seal. Use the fork to poke vent holes in the top of each hand pie. Now place the ready to bake hand pies into the freezer for about 15 minutes before baking. This is because we want the pastry to be firm for baking and they will become soft during the filling process.
- Whisk the egg in a small bowl with one teaspoon of water. Remove the hand pies from the freezer. Brush the tops of each hand pie with the egg wash and bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and enjoy!
Nutrition
Leftover Meat Hand Pies
This delicious recipe is still good leftover the next day. Wrap in plastic wrap to store in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave and enjoy. They shell won’t be crispy but it is still good.
