Savoury Mince Pies are hearty and satisfying. With juicy savoury beef mince and crispy flaky pastry these homemade pies are a real hit! Easy to make, packed with veggies and an easy family meal. You will come to make them again and again. This savoury mince pies recipe ticks the taste and texture boxes with an aroma to match.
Recipes like the Caramelised Onion Sausage Rolls, Chicken Sausage Rolls and the Mini Sausage Rolls are all about crispy buttery pastry.
The Mince Potato Bake, Pork Mince Fried Rice, Mince Pasta Bake and the Thai Minced Pork all use budget friendly mince meat as a primary ingredient.
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🤍 Recipe Highlights
I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about the savoury mince pies with puff pastry in the points below:
- Simple ingredients: you can get everything you need to make the recipe from your local grocery store. They are each year round available ingredients that will be easy to get your hands on.
- Homemade: there is something about making pies and sausage rolls from scratch that takes them to the next level. These pies are no exception. You will delight in every bite knowing exactly what you are eating and how it came together.
- Freezer friendly: these savoury mince pies are perfect to freeze! So you can whip up a big batch and have them in the freezer ready to whip out as the need arises.
- Leftovers revitalized: if you have made the Slow Cooker Savoury Mince and want to use the leftovers in a non 'same, same' way then repurposing the mince into mini pies is an excellent way to ensure bang for your buck from the one combination of ingredients!
🥗 Ingredients
The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the savoury pie recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.
As you can see the savory pies recipe calls for:
- Olive oil: to cook the ground beef.
- Salt and pepper: for seasoning.
- Garlic: sauteed in the pan to create depth in the flavor profile.
- Stocky cubes: to give the savoury mince a beefy flavor.
- Worcestershire sauce: for a little oomph in the mince mixture.
- Italian herbs: for their aromatic deliverance.
- Tomato paste: to create richness.
- Tomato puree: to help create a thick, gravy like pie filling.
- Onion: for taste and texture.
- Frozen vegetables: an easy choice is a combination of peas, corn and carrot.
- Beef mince: also know as ground beef. This is an excellent budget friendly cut of meat that lends itself to a wide variety of recipes.
🥧 Pastry Ingredients
- Puff pastry: for the pie tops.
- Egg: to brush the tops of the pies before baking.
- Shortcrust pastry: to use as the pie cases.
👩🍳 How to Make Savoury Mince Pies
Here are the step by step instructions to make the savoury mince meat pies. We start by browning the beef. You will need a large frying pan or sauté pan to begin with.
- Cook the beef and onion (Photo 1)
- Add the Worcestershire sauce (Photo 2)
- Add the stock cubes (Photo 3)
- Then add the frozen vegetables (Photo 4)
🍳 Instructions
Add the beef mince, garlic, onion, Worcestershire sauce to the pan and season with salt and pepper.
Next we add the Worcestershire sauce and crush the stock cubes over the top like you see in the photo above. Once done add the frozen vegetables, stir to combine and then allow to thaw and soften (around 2 minutes).
- Add the tomato puree (Photo 5)
- Then add the tomato paste (Photo 6)
- Add the Italian seasoning (Photo 7)
- Cut the pie bases (Photo 8)
Once the vegetables are cooked add the tomato puree, tomato pasta and Italian seasoning to the pan. Stir to gently combine and let these simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Next use a 9cm (⅗ inch) cookie cutter to cut the bases for the pies from the thawed shortcrust pastry.
- Push the pastry into the muffin tin (Photo 9)
- Then scoop in the meat filling (Photo 10)
- Cut the pie tops (Photo 11)
- Brush with egg and pierce a little hole (Photo 12)
🥧 Assemble Then Oven Bake
Next push the cut circles of shortcrust pastry into the 2 x greased muffin tins so that they fill the base and sides.
Once done spoon the savoury mince into the pastry bases as shown in the photo above.
Now use a smaller 6.5cm (2.5 inch) cooker cutter to cut circles in the thawed puff pastry sheets. These will be the tops of the pies.
Once you have cut all of the pies tops work one at a time to place the puff pastry onto the filled pies and gently push down to seal the edges of the pastry.
Next crack the egg into a small bowl and discard the egg white. Add a splash of water to the egg yolk and whisk to combine.
Then take a pastry brush to brush the egg wash onto the top of each pie. When finished take a sharp knife and make a small cut in the puff pastry layer (this ensures that the heat can escape from the top of the pies and pastry flake up).
Now place the muffin tins into the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes (you can rotate the 2 trays around at the halfway mark).
When the pies are cooked (tops will be golden brown) you can use oven mitts to remove the muffin trays and place them onto a cooling tray.
Leave them in the muffin tins till they have cooled and then
🍽 Serving Suggestions
When it comes to serving your mini beef pies you are going to want some sauce! Either tomato sauce or bbq sauce will pair nicely.
If serving for a party that is likely where it ends but if you want to make them into a meal then some cooked peas will pair nicely.
For a bread side try the Tortilla Garlic Bread. Turkish Garlic Bread, Garlic Ciabatta or the Garlic Pizza Bread. Or for a cheesy bacon bread try the Slow Cooker Cheese And Bacon Bread.
For a salad side try the Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad, Healthy Panzanella Salad or the Herb Salad.
If potato bake is your thing try the Potato And Sweet Potato Bake, Potato And Broccoli Bake or the Creamy Garlic Potatoes.
👍 How to Guide
How to Store
Let the pies cool then transfer them to an air tight container. They can be kept in the fridge for 2-3 days and need to be reheated before being consumed.
How To Freeze
Or once the pies have cooled you can transfer them to a sealed container or ziplock bags and seal. Then place these in the freezer for up to 3 months.
How to Reheat
You can reheat the pies in the microwave however, the pastry won't be as flaky. Putting them into the air fryer or oven (moderate) will work. Ensure they are heated through before consuming.
😉 Substitutions and Variations
Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:
- Vegetables: if you don't want as many vegetables in the pies as I have used you can use use simply 'frozen peas' (equivalent amount).
- Pastry: I don't recommend using shortcrust pastry for the top of the pies as it doesn't 'puff'.
- Meat filling: you can use pork mince, ground chicken or turkey mince for the mince filling if you prefer.
- Pie size: or if you want to use the filling to make one large savory mince pie you can do that. A 23 cm pie dish with shortcrust on the bottom and puff pastry on the top will do the trick.
💡 Tasty Tips
Here are my top tips and tricks that I want to share with you so that you master the recipe from the get go:
- Muffin tins: we do want to grease the muffins tins with cooking oil so that the pies will easily slide out once cooked and cooled.
- Pastry: it is easiest to work one sheet of pastry at a time. Especially with the puff pastry so that it doesn't get too warm. You can keep the rest in the fridge until ready to use.
- Pie filling: I like to use an ice-cream scoop to fill the pies. A ¾ full scoop is enough filling per pie.
- Pastry top: when piercing the tops of the pies with a small slit before baking them we only want to make a quick, short cut. We are not trying to cut through to the bottom as this can cause a hole in the shortcrust pie base.
- Pie quantity: the recipe makes 24 pies. If you want to halve it you will only need 4 sheets of shortcrust pastry and 2 of puff pastry. However, you will still have savoury mince left over. Serve on toast for lunch perhaps?
- More party food ideas: if you love party food then you might like to try the Cheeseburger Sausage Rolls, French Onion Cob Loaf, Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates, Caramelised Onion Tarts, Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Bites or the Mini Croissant Sandwiches 😉👌.
🤓 Frequently Asked Questions
Crushing a couple of beef stock cubes over the top of cooked mince is a secret way of enhancing the beef flavor within the dish.
Shortcrust pastry is the best type to use for the bases for mince pies. Puff pastry is the best pastry to use to top the pies with.
Yes, brushing the top layer of pastry with whisked egg is a step to ensuring golden crisp and flaky pie tops.
Yes, you can use a muffin tin for mince pies. Ensure it is thoroughly greased before laying the pastry into the holes so that the pies will slide out easily when cooked.
😍 More Easy Dinner Recipes
If you love dinner recipes that keep things interesting on a day to day basis then you might like to try the following for inspiration:
- More beef: Savoury Mince Pasta, Slow Cooker French Onion Beef, Beef Pesto Pasta, Mince Pasta Bake.
- Pasta ideas: Fettuccine Alfredo With Tuna, Chorizo Pasta Bake.
- Other proteins: Crumbed Lamb Cutlets, Slow Cooker French Onion Chicken, Chicken Yaki Udon.
- Pork ideas: Slow Cooker French Onion Pork Chops, Chorizo Fried Rice, Thai Minced Pork.
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📖 Recipe
Savoury Mince Pies
Equipment
- 2 Muffin tins 12 cup capacity
Ingredients
Pie Filling
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced or chopped
- 500 grams/16 oz beef mince
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 medium onion peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 beef stock cubes
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables Note 1
- 400 grams/14 oz tomato puree
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon Italian herbs
Pastry
- 6 sheets shortcrust pastry
- 4 sheets puff pastry
Egg wash
- 1 large egg yolk free range
Instructions
- Beef mince: place a large frying pan onto the stove top, turn the heat to high and pour in the olive oil. Next add the garlic and saute for about 20 seconds. Then add the beef mince, salt, pepper and diced onion. Cook till browned using a wooden spoon to break up any clumps of meat as you go.
- Additions: once the mince has cook through pour in the Worcestershire sauce then crush the 2 stock cubes over the top of the saute pan. Next add the frozen vegetables, stir to combine and let these thaw and cook (around 2 minutes). Once the vegetables have softened add the tomato puree followed by the tomato paste, then sprinkle in the Italian herbs. Gently stir to combine and turn the temperature down to low. Let the mince simmer for 5-10 minutes stirring every now and then. Next turn the heat off, remove the pan from the stove and let the mince cool on a heatproof surface.
- Preheat the oven: preheat the oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5. (No need to do right at the start as it will be heating during the time you are cooking the mince).
- Muffin tins: use cooking spray to liberally grease 2 x 12 cup muffin tins. Then set aside.
- Pie bases: thaw the shortcrust pastry and then working one sheet at a time cut the pie bases using the cookie cutter. Repeat till you have enough pastry circles to fill each muffin hole. Working one circle at a time place the cut pastry on top of each muffin hole then push down gently to line the base and sides of the tin with the pastry rounds. Repeat for both tins.
- Pie filling: use an ice-cream scoop to fill each of the pie bases with the cooled savoury mince.
- Pie tops: working one sheet at a time use a 6.5cm (2.5 inch) cookie cutter to cut the puff pastry into circles for the pie tops. Place these cut rounds on top of the pie filling then gentle push them down and round your fingers around the outside to seal.
- Egg wash: crack the egg into small bowl discarding the egg white. Add a splash of water to the egg yolk and use a mini fork to whisk. Next use a basting brush to brush the top of each pie with the egg wash. Repeat till all pies are done.
- Pierce: next take a sharp knife and push down into the puff pastry top for each pie to make a very small incision. Repeat for each pie.
- Oven bake: place the 2 muffin tins into the oven and bake the pies for 20 - 25 minutes. Rotate the 2 trays at the halfway point. When they are cooked use oven mitts to remove the muffin tins and place them onto a heatproof surface. Let the pies sit in the muffin tin to cool. Once they have cooled slightly use a small teaspoon to push the edges and remove each pie from the muffin tin.
- To serve: serve the pies hot with your preference of tomato or bbq sauce. Add cooked peas to the plate for a dinner serving suggestions.
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Notes
- Note 1 - Frozen vegetables: I like to use a combination of frozen peas, corn and carrot. This is easy as it comes like that in a bag in the freezer section. You can simply use frozen peas if you wish to.
- Note 2 - Shortcrust pastry: for the pie bases. We need 3 sheets per muffin tray. So 6 in total. If you only want to make 12 mini pies you can, however you will have leftover savoury mince (fyi) or use leftover savoury mince to begin with! See my Slow Cooker Savoury Mince Recipe for an alternative way of cooking the mince.
- Note 3 - Puff pastry: for the pie tops. We need 2 sheets per muffin tray. So 4 sheets in total. If you want to make 12 pies you will only need 2 sheets.
Carly Anderson says
Adding to my weekend to do list right now!
Adrianne says
Thanks Carly. Hope you enjoy them 😊.
Tegan Moore says
Too cool! These look delicious.