Slow cooked beef and bacon pie - Real Recipes from Mums

This is a nice easy pie recipe that I made up last night and was delicious! The kids loved it I served it with a simple salad and not one scrap was left on the plate.

Ingredients (serves 6 | makes 6 Pieces of pie)

800grms Diced beef
2 tsp Minced Garlic
1 litre Beef Stock
1 tin Thick puréed tomatoes with basil and garlic
2 tbsp Tomato paste
1 tsp Mixed herbs
1 cup Diced bacon
1 sheet Shortcrust pastry
2 sheets Puff pastry
1 egg Whisked lighlty
3 tbsp Instant gravy powder
1 dash Red wine

Method

Add the diced beef to the slow cooker. In a jug combine the beef stock, tinned tomatoes, tomato paste, 1 tsp of the garlic and the mixed herbs. Also add 3 tablespoons of instant gravy powder. Mix until all combined and pour over the beef and add the dash of red wine. Slow cook on low for 8hrs.
After 8 hrs pre heat the oven to 180deg and get your pie dish ready. Add the shortcrust pastry to the bottom of the pie dish. Then sautee your bacon with the remaining teaspoon of garlic. Once that is cooked set aside. Add the beef to the pie dish on top of the pastry. Add the bacon and cover with the puff pastry. Any remaining pastry you can make shapes to add on top of the pastry already assembled on the pie. Brush with the egg and cook for 30 mins and enjoy!

Notes

You could add veggies to this if you wanted to or just serve them on the side depending on taste. Also you could change the meat to Lamb and add Rosemary for a different texture.

58 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 12 Sep 2024
    8:40 am
Home made pies are the bomb. This looks amazing.

- - Frankiielot said
  - 27 Feb 2022
    10:40 pm
This sounds so good.
I’ve never actually made a big pie before, only small pies in the pie maker and even then it wasn’t really a pie as it was dessert lol so this will put me out of my comfort zone and also give me an excuse to use the mass amounts of Puff pastry in my freezer.

- - Ness904 said
  - 01 Aug 2021
    12:35 pm
Love a good hearty pie in winter!

- - mom460381 said
  - 02 May 2021
    7:47 pm
This reminds me of my own childhood.

- - mom207052 said
  - 30 Jan 2021
    4:30 pm
This is right up my alley! I wish the photo showed a cut pie so I could see the filling!

- - mummabear said
  - 28 Jan 2021
    3:32 pm
Yum I’ll have to try! I actually just used a slow cooker for the first time last week!!

- - mom111464 said
  - 03 Sep 2020
    7:54 am
I Love trying new Pie recipes and this looks fab. I love the mix of succulent beef and bacon. Yum!

- - deannepritchard said
  - 13 Jul 2020
    9:23 am
I love pies! And the versatility of them! This is a great little idea!!

- - mom111059 said
  - 28 Jun 2020
    10:45 pm
yum. This looks amazing. love the xo on top

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 22 Jun 2020
    8:00 pm
Looks perfect for cold weather.

- - hexrex said
  - 16 Jun 2020
    9:30 pm
I love pies and bacon thanks for sharing

- - mom418449 said
  - 25 May 2020
    4:09 pm
This is a hearty winter meal perfect for the colder evenings ahead. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom330666 said
  - 12 May 2020
    4:54 am
I need to try it one day

- - mom160289 said
  - 28 Apr 2020
    5:12 pm
Love a good pie. Good to have on freezer too

- - rachelvk said
  - 14 Apr 2020
    7:54 pm
This pie looks so hearty and delicious.
- rachelvk replied
  
  15 Apr 2020 , 4:36 pm
  Would be just as delicious with some veggies added as well.
- - Jujubear79 said
  - 15 Sep 2019
    5:59 pm
Omg can’t wait to try this

- - TazzyDevil said
  - 29 Nov 2017
    9:07 am
This sounds amazing!!

- - rovermum said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    12:47 pm
Brilliant. Love it. Flavoursome. Who doesn’t love a pie? I know this will be a fan and will wow my fans (family)!

- - ella12 said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    11:24 am
Lots of flavour in here, thanks for sharing.

- - tessie said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    10:45 am
This sounds like another great use for my slow cooker. The meat will be so tender.