Name: Minced beef and vegetable filo pie
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp rapeseed oil; 1 onion, diced; 100g mushrooms, chopped; 250g lean minced beef; 1 carrot, diced small; 150g sweet potato, peeled and diced into small pieces; 2 tsp plain flour; 1 tsp tomato puree; good pinch white pepper; pinch dried thyme; 1 reduced-salt beef stock cube, dissolved in 300ml water; 75g defrosted frozen peas; 2 sprays rapeseed oil; 150g filo pastry (approx. 3 sheets)

A hearty, warming and nutritious dish with a crunchy filo topping.

Serves

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

35 minutes

Each 275g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

316

Carbs

39.6g

Fibre

6.4g

Protein

20.7g

Fat

6.9g

Saturates

1.8g

Sugars

8.9g

Salt

0.62g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

1 tsp rapeseed oil

1 onion, diced

100g mushrooms, chopped

250g lean minced beef

1 carrot, diced small

150g sweet potato, peeled and diced into small pieces

2 tsp plain flour

1 tsp tomato puree

good pinch white pepper

pinch dried thyme

1 reduced-salt beef stock cube, dissolved in 300ml water

75g defrosted frozen peas

2 sprays rapeseed oil

150g filo pastry (approx. 3 sheets)

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Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onions and stir until lightly browned.

Step 2

Add the mushrooms and minced beef and stir for 4-5 minutes breaking up any clumps of meat with a wooden spoon.

Step 3

Add the diced carrot and sweet potato, sprinkle with the flour and mix well. Stir in the tomato puree, pepper and thyme.

Step 4

Stir in the stock, bring to the boil, cover with the pan lid, reduce the heat and simmer for 12-15 minutes until the carrots are tender. Add the peas, stir and place the mixture in an ovenproof dish.

Step 5

Spray a little oil onto the filo sheets and put slightly ‘scrunched’ layers on top of the beef mixture.

Step 6

Bake for 10 minutes until the pastry is lightly browned. Serve with steamed carrots, corn and broccoli.

Recipe tips

You could use any mince, such as turkey, or meat alternative (e.g. soya) for this dish.
For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free flour to thicken the sauce and top with very thinly sliced sweet potato rather than the filo. You'll need to increase the cooking time to 15 minutes.