Cheap and Easy Tasty Pie

Running a little low on funds at the moment so finding ways to feed my family for next to nothing can be a bit of a challenge. Reverting back to when I was growing up, being fed on loads of stodgy filling foods (think 1940s wartime food, lots of pies and stews)
A really good, quick, easy and cheap way to fill up tummies is to cook a pie, I don't put pastry on the bottom, just the top!!

Today I made, using veg that needed using up, a veg pie which consisted of greens and a broughten soup base mix...

Recipe:
Soup base mix (carrots, swede etc)
Greens
1 Onion
Stock (I used beef oxo cube but a veg stock cube if you like will do)
Butter
Milk
Salt and Pepper
Thyme
Gravy granules
Ready rolled shortcrust pastry

Method:
1. Fry the onion in a little oil, when its nicely fried add in the soup base mix and greens and fry for a few minutes, stirring constantly

2. Add in the salt, pepper, thyme, stock, butter and a splash of milk, mix, cover and leave to do its stuff.

3. When the veg is tender and cooked through, take off the heat and plop into a deep oven friendly dish, cover with the pastry, brush with a little milk then pop in the oven until the pastry is nicely browned. I cook it at 220 C for about 20-30 minutes, but cooking times may vary depending on oven.

4. Serve with boiled potatoes and enjoy

This pie, depending on the size of your family and if its not been eaten already will keep for a couple days in the fridge, or you could transfer it to a container and freeze until you fancy eating it again, just take out the freezer, thaw then heat up in the oven. You could use the microwave if you don't mind soggy pastry too!