HOW TO MAKE BEEF POT PIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. Place the 1 cup frozen potatoes in small microwavable bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; microwave on High 4 minutes; set aside.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef with salt to taste over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until brown; drain. Transfer to large bowl. In same skillet, cook mushrooms with salt to taste, until brown. Transfer to bowl with beef. Stir potatoes and Alfredo sauce into beef mixture.
• Meanwhile, separate dough into 8 biscuits; press each biscuit to form 5 1/2-inch round. Spoon 1/3 cup beef mixture onto each biscuit. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cheese on top of each. Gather edges up and around filling, pinching and pleating dough around filling, leaving filling exposed on top. Place in muffin cups.
• Bake 22 to 24 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from pan.
• To freeze: After placing pies in muffin cups, wrap muffin pan in foil, and freeze completely. Transfer frozen pies to labeled gallon-size resealable freezer bag. To bake: Heat oven to 375°F. Remove desired number of pies from bag, and place in sprayed muffin cups or ramekins on cookie sheet. Loosely tent with foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray; bake 20 minutes. Remove foil, and bake 8 to 12 minutes longer or until crust browns and instant-read thermometer inserted in center reads 165°F.

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a heavy pot. Sear the meat over medium-high heat in batches until brown, 4 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
• Add the carrots, celery and shallots and saute until the vegetables start to wilt, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low, add the mustard, garlic and 1 tablespoon of the flour and saute for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the wine, beef broth and 1 cup water. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir. Bring to a boil. Return the browned meat to the pot and reduce the heat to low. Add the bay leaves and thyme sprigs, then cover and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.
• After 45 minutes, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons flour with a little water and pour into the stew. Cook and thicken for 10 more minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry sheets one by one to get rid of the creases. Set a 6- to 8-inch ovensafe skillet upside down on a pastry sheet and cut a circle around it, making it 1/2 inch larger than the dish. Repeat with the remaining 5 skillets using all of the pastry sheets; discard the scraps.
• Put the 6 skillets onto 2 baking sheets and fill the skillets with the cooled beef mixture. Sprinkle over some chopped bacon and 1/2 teaspoon chopped parsley on each.
• Top each skillet with a pastry circle, pressing along the edges to seal. Mix together the egg and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl to make an egg wash. Brush each pastry lid with the egg wash. Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.