Ham Pie

Using pastry mixed and tinned vegetables make this a budget friendly staple for the whole family. With room left over for your favourite sides. Delicious hot or cold and containing tasty ingredients like green beans and new potatoes.

Cooking time? 50 minutes

Serves 5

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Ingredients priced from Asda

500g pack ready-made shortcrust pastry £0.70p

300g piece of cooked ham, shredded £2.00

200-250g round green beans, trimmed and blanched for 2 mins and cooled £0.85

4-6 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped £0.40

300g cooked new potatoes, sliced £0.85

1 medium egg

100ml crème fraiche £0.88p

You will also need a 25cm enamel pie plate

Total £ 5.68

Why not add a side salad or chips for an extra £1

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Cooking Method

Set the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6. Put a baking sheet in the lower half of the oven to heat up.

Take off 200g of the pastry. Knead it lightly into a ball, then roll it out on a floured surface to a circle large enough to line the pie plate. Spread the ham out over the base, then put the beans at various angles over the ham and sprinkle with spring onions. Season well. Arrange the potato slices in one layer all over the top.

Form the other piece of pastry into a ball, then roll out ready to cover the pie filling. Beat the egg, then beat in the crème fraiche and spoon it over the filling. Put the pastry cover on. Seal the edges together well. Trim off excess pastry and crimp the edges. Cut out shapes from the leftover pastry and stick them on the pie with a little water.

Bake the pie for 45-50 mins in the lower half of the oven until the pastry is golden. Leave to cool and serve warm or cold. It slices better cold so allow to rest out of the oven for around 10 to fifteen minutes