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10 pasty recipes

Emily Marten

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Pasties make a filling lunch, with meat, veg and cheese versions to enjoy. Try our take on a classic Cornish pasty, plus variations, including Spanish empanadas

Looking for pasty recipes? These single-serve pastry pocket are typically filled with meat and veg. The traditional Cornish pasty served as lunch for hungry Cornish miners, with the crimped edge designed to be held to prevent dirty hands from contaminating the meal.

A Cornish pasty must include skirt steak with onions, swede, and potato. For a twist, try our breakfast pasties for a hearty breakfast, then try other variations, including Spanish empanadas filled with chorizo, spring onions and prawn.

Next, discover more shortcrust pastry recipes, puff pastry recipes and filo pastry recipes. Get inspired with our best comfort food recipes.

Pasty recipes

Classic Cornish pasty

A true Cornish pasty only contains onion, swede, potato and skirt steak. Season the filling well with black pepper to achieve the characteristic flavour.

Three Cornish pasties in a picnic-style box

Breakfast pasties

Pep up your weekend breakfast with our mash-up of a classic fry-up and traditional handheld British pie.

Breakfast Pasties Recipe

Cumin spiced swede and gouda pasties

These vegetarian swede and gouda pasties are packed with spiced vegetables, fragrant cumin and creamy cheese for a comforting twist on a classic. With golden pastry and a straightforward method, they’re perfect for a warming lunch or easy dinner.

Fresh golden pasties on a cooling sheet

Tibetan pasties

Sha balep are hugely popular stuffed pastry snacks from Tibet. Often filled with beef, garlic and Sichuan pepper, they're eaten with soup for lunch or dinner, but also make a hearty breakfast.

A plate of mini pasties with two glasses of beer and a bowl of salsa-style condiment on a pink background

Argentinian cheese and onion empanadas

These golden empanadas are given a British twist with aged cheddar cheese and a slow-cooked onion filling. This recipe comes from London's Soho restaurant Sucre.

A white plate topped with two empanadas with crimped pastry

Beef empanadas

These filled pastry treats are easier to make than you might imagine, and are perfect snacks for parties and picnics. Filled with beef, tomato, smoked paprika and fiery cayenne, they really pack a flavour punch, too.

A silver baking tray filled with golden empanadas

Spinach, chorizo and cheese empanadas

Impress your guests with these simple but impressive spinach, chorizo and cheese empanadas for a hearty snack or starter to share.

Empanadas

Spring onion and prawn empanadas

The spring onions for this should be a decent size, so if they're thin, use one and a half bunches. Empanadas are dough turnovers that originated in Portugal, and are now popular in many other Latin American countries.

Prawn Empanadas Recipe with Spring Onions

Ecuadorian empanadas

Check out these impressive pork Ecuadorian empanadas with punchy aji sauce. This moreish recipe may take a bit of time to make, but this is a perfect summertime snack.

Ecuadorian Empanadas with Aji Sauce

Jamaican beef paties

Spicy mini-pies stuffed with Jamaican-style spices and stuffed with beef, onion, chilli and garlic

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Emily MartenDigital Content Producer

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