Southwest Cheese Puff Beef Pot Pie

Name: Southwest Cheese Puff Beef Pot Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 to 4 canned chipotle chilies (or 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon cayenne); 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 teaspoon cumin seed; 411 grams can yellow hominy, rinsed and drained; 2 Tbsps milk; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 227 grams onion; 907 grams package (about cooked boned beef pot roast with gravy; 1 frozen puff pastry sheet (half of a 17.3-oz. package), thawed; 8 servings Salt and pepper; 79 milliliters shredded cheddar cheese; 822 grams cans each) stewed tomatoes with Mexican seasonings (or canned tomatoes and 1 teaspoon each ground cumin and dried oregano leaves); 3 zucchini (1 lb. total)

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Southwest Cheese Puff Beef Pot Pie a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 448 calories, 31g of protein, and 21g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up onion, cornstarch, cumin seed, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Unfold pastry on a lightly floured board. If necessary, roll out or cut pastry to fit snugly inside top of a shallow 3-quart casserole (9 by 13 in.).

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Roll

Transfer pastry to a 12- by 15-inch nonstick baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Cut through pastry in several places to make a decorative pattern.

Brush lightly with milk and sprinkle evenly with cheese. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze.

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Cheese

Milk

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Rinse zucchini, and trim and discard ends; cut into 3/4-inch chunks. Peel onion and cut into 3/4-inch chunks. Discard chipotle chili stems; if desired for less heat, also remove veins and seeds. Chop chilies.

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Chipotle Chiles

Zucchini

Chili Pepper

Onion

Seeds

Uncover pastry and bake in a 425 regular or convection oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Oven

Meanwhile, in a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, frequently stir zucchini, onion, and cumin in olive oil until vegetables are lightly browned, 7 to 9 minutes.

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Vegetable

Olive Oil

Zucchini

Cumin

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add tomatoes, including juice, and hominy; bring to a boil.

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Tomato

Hominy

Juice

Discard any fat from pot roast and sauce. Scrape gravy from beef and reserve.

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Pot Roast

Gravy

Sauce

Beef

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Pot

Cut beef into 3/4-inch chunks.

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Beef

Add beef and gravy to pan and mix; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beef is hot, 7 to 9 minutes.

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Gravy

Beef

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Frying Pan

Add chilies to taste. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water.

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Corn Starch