Serving size: Serves 4
Cuisine type: Mexican, Modern Australian
Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes
Special options: Low cost / value, Vegetarian
Course: Lunch, Main
Favourite flavours: Cakes/baking, Saucy, Spicy

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INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 capsicum, seeded, chopped
1 kumara, peeled, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
420g can mexi beans
1 cup grated tasty cheese
4 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
Milk for glazing
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease 2 baking trays.
   
2. Heat oil in a frying pan on medium. Sauté capsicum, kumara and onion for 2-3 minutes until onion is tender. Add tomatoes and cook for a further 2 minutes.
   
3. Remove from heat and stir in beans and cheese. Season to taste.
   
4. Cut each piece of pastry into 4. Place 2 tablespoons of mixture into the centre of each pastry square. Wet edges with a little water. Fold pastry over to form a triangle, pressing edges together with a fork to seal.
   
5. Make 2 or 3 slits in the top of each pasty. Brush with a little milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve with salad.

Top tip
These pasties can be frozen unbaked for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen for 20-30 minutes.

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