Beef Empanada Pot Pie

Submitted by blossomteacher

"I found this yummy recipe on a weight watcher recipe website, and it is greatness! (I leave out the olives...just not my thing.) One serving (1/6 of potpie) is 9 points."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• cooking spray
• 3 1⁄2 cups diced baking potatoes (about 1-1/4 pounds)
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 1⁄4 lbs ground sirloin
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash black pepper
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup beer
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef consomme
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion, drained
• 2 tablespoons chopped pitted green olives
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 (10 5/8 ounce) box refrigerated garlic breadsticks

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. To prepare filling, heat a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
3. Add potato and onion; cover and cook 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add beef and next 6 ingredients (beef through garlic); cook, uncovered, 7 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
5. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Add flour to pan; cook for 1 minute.
6. Gradually add beer, consomme, and tomatoes; bring mixture to a boil.
7. Remove from heat, and stir in olives and vinegar.
8. Spoon mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
9. Unroll both dough portions (do not separate dough into breadsticks); roll dough together, forming a 12 x 10-inch rectangle.
10. Place dough on top of beef mixture, pressing to edge of dish.
11. Cut 5 slits in top of crust to allow steam to escape.
12. Gently brush 1 tablespoon garlic spread that is packaged with breadsticks over crust; reserve remaining spread for another use.
13. Bake at 350º for 25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly around the edges.
14. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.