Creamy Broccoli Pocket Pies 🥦 (Budget-Friendly: $1 for a serving!)

Name: Creamy Broccoli Pocket Pies 🥦 (Budget-Friendly: $1 for a serving!)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 50g vegan butter; 1 white onion, finely diced; 3 cloves garlic, finely diced; 50g flour (4 tbsp); 500ml soy milk; 350g broccoli, finely chopped; 90g carrot, finely diced; 3 tbsp nutritional yeast; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1/2 tsp turmeric, optional; 5 sheets puff pastry; Egg wash, egg wash of choice (I used aquafaba); 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp black sesame; 1 tbsp poppyseed; 1 tbsp onion flakes; 1 tbsp garlic granules; 1 tsp sea salt

7 steps

Prep:30minCook:20min

DINNER FOR A DOLLLAR?!! 😱 These Creamy Broccoli Pocket Pies cost less than 50c each to make! Two on your plate for dinner and supper is sorted, or they also make the perfect snack. This recipe makes 15 pies so you can batch freeze them in trays and pop them in the Airfryer whenever you have a hankering for a pie. Or you can do a whole tray in the oven! PRICE BREAKDOWN (Prices correct in Sydney, Australia on 18 July 2023) Ingredients 50g vegan butter (52c) 120g onion finely diced - about 1 onion (38c) 3 cloves garlic (30c) 50g flour - 4 tbsp (6c) 500ml soy milk ($1.20) 350g broccoli ($1.71) 90g carrot, finely diced (9c) 3 tbsp nutritional yeast (40c) 5 sheets Puff pastry ($2.45) Pantry Items 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper Egg wash: Optional Everything bagel seasoning

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:01:03 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories358.1 kcal (18%)

Total Fat23.5 g (34%)

Carbs27.4 g (11%)

Sugars2.7 g (3%)

Protein10.4 g (21%)

Sodium674.4 mg (34%)

Fiber3.5 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

7 servings

50gvegan butter

1white onion

finely diced

3 clovesgarlic

finely diced

50gflour

500mlsoy milk

350gbroccoli

finely chopped

90gcarrot

finely diced

3 Tbspnutritional yeast

1 tspsalt

½ tsppepper

½ tspturmeric

optional

5 sheetspuff pastry

Egg wash

egg wash of choice, I used aquafaba

EVERYTHING BAGEL SEASONING

2 Tbspsesame seeds

1 Tbspblack sesame

1 Tbsppoppyseed

1 Tbsponion flakes

1 Tbspgarlic granules

1 tspsea salt

Instructions

Step 1

Start one day ahead of when you want your pies! Place chopped broccoli into a bowl with a splash of water, cover with paper towel and microwave for 2 minutes to lightly steam. Alternatively you can also steam the broccoli for 1 min over the stove. Set aside.

Step 2

In a large frypan melt the butter on medium heat. Add onions and garlic and fry until onions are soft, about 1 minute then add carrots and cook for another minute. Sprinkle flour evenly over and cook for a few minutes, mix until there are no white streaks then cook for a little longer - the mix will feel very dry, this is normal. Add your soy milk and continue stirring slowly for 3-5 minutes so the liquid thickens slightly. Add the broccoli, and season with salt, pepper, turmeric and nutritional yeast and cook for 1-2 more minutes. Your mixture should be thick but still pourable and easy to mix. Add some water if your mixture gets too gluey.

Step 3

Transfer mixture into a container and allow to cool completely before moving to the fridge and chill overnight.

Step 4

The next day, thaw your puff pastry for 20 minutes. Cut puff pastry into 6 rectangles - place a dollop of filling into the centre of 3 of the rectangles (alternating is best for easy removal later) and use a small tea spoon to help smooth it out nicely - keeping the filling in the centre but flattening it a little. Carefully peel off the spare pastry rectangles and cover the filled rectangles and press to seal around the edges before crimping with a fork to seal further (you can also stretch the pastry a little to help cover the filling). Repeat til you have enclosed all your pies!

Step 5

Brush with your egg wash of choice (mine is aquafaba) and sprinkle on some sesame, salt or everything bagel seasoning! At this point you can cook some or freeze your pies - freeze in lined baking trays making sure the pies are not touching or they will stick together. Once frozen you can simply store them in a freezer bag in the freezer.

Step 6

TO AIRFRY: Airfry from fresh or frozen for 18-20 minutes at 180ºC til puffed and golden!

Step 7

TO BAKE: Preheat oven to 180ºC. Spray with a little oil and bake from frozen or fresh for 25-35 minutes til puffed and golden brown on top.