Savory Beef Pies

By gina62_cooks

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 lb ground chuck
• 2 tbsp instant mashed potato flakes
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 (15 oz) package refrigerated pie crusts

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400.
Saute onion in hot oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add beef; cook, stirring often, til browned. Drain, cool and set aside. Stir together potato flakes and 1/4 cup hot water til smooth. Add potato, cinnamon and next 3 ingredients to beef mixture; stir til blended.
Roll pie crusts into 12-inch circles; cut each crust into 6 (4-inch) circles. Spoon 1 rounded tbsp of beef mixture onto half of each circle. Moisten edges with water; fold over filling, pressing edges to seal.
Bake on ungreased baking sheets for 15 minutes or til lightly browned.