Tuesday 22 / April / 2025
Forget your sweet tooth and warm yourself up this week with some savoury pies that make great comfort food for lunch and dinner.
SHEPHERD’S PIE
Shepherd’s Pie is a traditional Irish dish made with ground lamb, vegetables and topped with a mashed potato crust. An absolute delight.
Ingredients
• 450g beef mince
• 1/2 cup medium onion chopped
• 2 garlic cloves crushed or minced
• 3/4 cup tomato paste
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth (from beef cubes)
• 3 cups frozen mixed vegetables (carrots, peas and green beans)
• 400g potatoes peeled and boiled
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• Salt and pepper as per taste
Preparation
• Preheat your oven to 177°C.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat.
• Add ground beef, onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper to the skillet and cook, until it is browned.
• Stir in the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and beef broth. Add vegetables and cook for 10-15 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, add the boiled potatoes and add sour cream, milk, and 1 teaspoon salt to the potatoes.
• With potato masher or hand mixer, mash to desired consistency.
• Add the meat vegetables mixture to a greased baking dish, then top with the mashed potatoes.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes till potatoes are slightly browned.
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PENNE PASTA PIE
Novel to look at and palate comforting, this lovely pie comes together without much fuss!
Ingredients
• 500g penne pasta
• 4 cups readymade pasta sauce
• 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1 /2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 1 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
Preparation
• Cook the penne pasta as per packet instructions. Keep aside.
• Preheat oven to 160°C. In a pan, combine cooked pasta along with the pasta sauce and gently heat for about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs and parsley until well combined.
• Pour into the greased baking dish and smooth top with a spoon.
• Bake for 20 minutes till the cheese melts and the pie sets well and is golden in colour.
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BROWN RICE AND TUNA PIE
Whip up this healthy and delicious brown rice and tuna pie for a one pot meal that will leave your family asking for more.
Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, diced fine
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 1/4 teaspoon mixed, dried Italian herbs for the filling
• 2 cans of tuna (drained)
• 2 small garlic, minced/crushed
• 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh parsley
• Salt and pepper as per taste
Preparation
• Melt butter and sauté onion till light pink. Now add rice, combine well and season with herbs.
• Add this rice mix to a greased pie baking plate.
• Spread tuna evenly over the rice.
• Combine remaining ingredients, garlic, ketchup, eggs, milk, parsley, salt and pepper, pour over tuna.
• Bake 177°C oven for 50-55 minutes.
• Serve hot with garlic bread
and a salad.
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VEGETABLE PIE
Loaded with the hearty goodness of vegetables, this easy cheesy vegetable pie is a must try by one and all.
Ingredients
• 2 cups chopped broccoli
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 1/3 cup red and yellow bell pepper-finely chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Preparation
• Heat oven to 200º C. Grease round pie plate.
• Steam broccoli till tender.
• Heat olive oil and sauté onion till translucent. Add the garlic and sauté till rawness disappears.
• Stir in the steamed broccoli, bell peppers and combine well with onion and garlic. Sauté well.
• Now add the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and cheese stir well, switch off the flame and pour the mix into pie plate.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes.
Oneza Tabish is a food blogger, consultant, and columnist based in Oman. She is also the owner of Oman’s popular Facebook group ‘What’s Cooking Oman.’
