Minced beef & onion pie

• Beef mince 20-25% fat500g
• Brown onions200g
• Carrots150g
• Gravy granules40g
• Ready-rolled puff pastry320g
• Frozen garden peas300g

Plus salt and pepper. About £4.74 for the amounts used.

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6).

2. 2

   Fry 500g beef mince with 2 chopped onions and 150g diced carrots for 10 minutes until browned.

3. 3

   Add 40g gravy granules and 350ml boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes until thick. Season and tip into a pie dish.

4. 4

   Lay the puff pastry over the top, trim the edges and cut a small slit in the middle. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.

5. 5

   Boil 300g frozen peas for 3 minutes and serve with the pie.