Take 4 ingredients: Beef Roma Pies

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker, wife, mother to three young boys and co-author of the 4 Ingredients books, comes to the rescue with easy and cheap recipes.

4 sheets puff pastry

500g lean mince

400g jar of your favourite pasta sauce

2 cups frozen peas, corn and capsicums, thawed

Preheat oven to 200C. In a non-stick frying pan brown mince, add veges and season. Pour in sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. While simmering, cut six large rounds into each sheet of pastry. Line a non-stick muffin tray with 12 rounds, spoon in mince mix and top with final rounds of pastry. Seal with a fork. Bake for 20 minutes or until pastry is nice and golden. Makes 12.

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by Kim McCosker, $34.99