Christmas Eve Meat Pie Recipe

Name: Christmas Eve Meat Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 2 large onions, chopped (about 2 cups); 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean); 1/2 pound ground pork; 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves, ground mace and ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 1 cup frozen shredded hash brown potatoes; 1 package (14.1 ounces) refrigerated pie pastry

Servings: persons

2 tablespoons butter
2 large onions, chopped (about 2 cups)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/2 pound ground pork
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves, ground mace and ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 cup frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
1 package (14.1 ounces) refrigerated pie pastry

1
Preheat oven to 400u00b0. In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add beef and pork; cook 8-10 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking up meat into crumbles. Drain.
2
Stir tomato sauce and seasonings into meat mixture. Stir in spinach and potatoes. Remove from heat.
3
Unroll one pastry sheet into a 9-in. pie plate; trim even with rim. Add filling. Unroll remaining pastry; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Bake 10 minutes.
4
Reduce oven setting to 350u00b0. Bake 45-55 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown. Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 13 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 tablespoons butter, 2 large onions, chopped (about 2 cups), 2 garlic cloves, minced, 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean), and more.

Yes, Christmas Eve Meat Pie falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Christmas Eve Meat Pie

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