Tourtiere

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsLean ground pork (try beef)
2Cloves garlic, minced
1Onion, finely chopped
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonCrumbled sage
½teaspoonGround allspice
¼teaspoonGround nutmeg
¼teaspoonFreshly ground black pepper
1pinchCloves
1cupChicken stock
cupCooked red kidney beans mash
Double-crust pastry

Directions

The recommended Gluten-Free Pastry adds 184 calories, 1 starch choice, 1½ fat. Try serving the filling hot with potatoes or toast, or with a breadcrumb topping, or serve in a home made tortilla.

Stir-cook ground meat and onion until meat is no longer pink. (Regular ground meat is much less expensive than lean.) Drain fat and return meat to the pan, add spices and stock. This will take about 15 minutes.

Stir in mashed beans and simmer until liquid is just evaporated, about another 15 minutes. Cool filling about 30 minutes if making pie crust. Serve hot immediately, refrigerate cooled mixture up to 3 days, or freeze cooled portions up to 3 months.

⅛ recipe - 292 calories, 1 ½ starch, 2 protein, 1 fat choice 12 grams total fat, 3 grams saturated fat, 18 mg cholesterol, 16 grams protein, 28 grams carbohydrate, 454 mg sodium, 517 mg potassium, high fibre

Adapted from Full of Beans by Violet Currie & Kay Spicer 1993 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier Jan 94