Cheese and Onion Pasties
These Cheese and Onion Pasties are a slimming friendly treat whether you’re following a plan like Weight Watchers or calorie counting!
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories330
- Carbs31g
- Protein12g
- Fat3g
- Saturates2g
- Sugars3g
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With a surprising ingredient, you can have the cheesy, savoury taste of Cheese and Onion Pasties at home whenever you like! Popular bakery or frozen pasties are delicious but use puffed pastry and oil, making them very high in calories and points, so we decided to create a slimming version that you can enjoy without compromising your diet!
By using only a handful of ingredients, you can be reassured that there are no hidden surprises in these pasties: just quality, cheesy filling and light ‘pastry’. They’re so versatile, don’t forget to check out our other varieties too, and let us know your favourite.
These Cheese and Onion Pasties work well hot or cold, for lunch or dinner, and even as a tasty picnic treat!
What diets are Cheese and Onion Pasties suitable for?
This Cheese and Onion Pasties can be made suitable if you’re gluten free as long as you swap out the following ingredients for gluten free versions;
- Worcestershire sauce
- Tortilla wraps
Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
These Cheese and Onion Pasties are also suitable for vegetarians if you use a veggie version of Worcestershire Sauce.
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The low calorie tortilla wraps are essential for making these Cheese and Onion Pasties. We used the Weight Watchers white wraps to make these. We’ve tried many low calorie wraps (Fitzgeralds, BFree), and the Weight Watchers ones are by far the best! They are the only wraps that we’ve found that crimp well, don’t split and actually stay stuck together.
That being said, if you need to make these gluten free you can substitute with a suitable wrap. You could always roll them like our Sausage Rolls instead of crimping them!
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These Cheese and Onion Pasties are really easy to make. Other than the ingredients, you’ll need a couple of kitchen basics like a good baking tray like this one from Amazon!
You’ll also need a potato masher to make sure all that potato is smooth!
How many calories are in these Cheese and Onion Pasties?
There are 330 calories per portion in this Cheese and Onion Pasties, which means it falls into our Everyday Light category.
These Cheese and Onion Pasties are perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet, and they fit well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Prick the potatoes with a knife, then microwave them until soft (about 7-10 minutes).
Step 2
Cut the potatoes in half, scoop the potato into a bowl.
Step 3
Add the diced onion, grated cheese, mustard powdered Worcestershire sauce and mash with a fork.
Step 4
Continue mashing until there are no lumps and everything is mixed together well.
Step 5
Take a wrap and place half of the potato mix on one half of the wrap (be careful not to get any too close to the edge).
Step 6
Brush the exposed side of the wrap and all around the edges with beaten egg.
Step 7
Fold the wrap in half and press down around the edge. Crimp the edges using the back of a fork, then place on a baking tray sprayed with Low Calorie Cooking Spray. Brush the outside of the pasty with beaten egg.
Step 8
Bake at 200°C for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
What should you serve with Cheese and Onion Pasties?
These pasties are great on their own, but if you want to make a full meal of it, why not serve them with one of these accompaniments;
Whatever accompaniment you choose, don’t forget to account for the extra calories and/or other nutritional values.
How do you know when these Cheese and Onion Pasties are cooked?
When the Cheese and Onion Pasties are golden and crispy on the outside they will be cooked and ready.
This should take approx 15 minutes in the oven at 200°C.
Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached at least 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.
How long can you keep Cheese and Onion Pasties in the fridge?
Once you’ve put them out, ideally you should eat them within 4 hours.
If you allow any left overs to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftover pasties in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.
Can I freeze these Cheese and Onion Pasties?
Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;
- Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.
- Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.
Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!
How do I reheat Cheese and Onion Pasties?
We find that these Cheese and Onion Pasties are best reheated in the oven, so they keep that crispy ‘pastry’ shell.
From chilled: Place on a baking tray with a piece of foil over the pasties to prevent burning. Place in a 200°C preheated oven for 5-10 minutes, until piping hot throughout.
From frozen: Allow to defrost, then place on a baking tray with a piece of foil over the pasties to prevent burning. Place in a 200°C preheated oven for 5-10 minutes, until piping hot throughout.
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Cheese and Onion Pasties
These Cheese and Onion Pasties are a slimming friendly treat whether you’re following a plan like Weight Watchers or calorie counting!
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Prep Time
20 MINS
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Cook Time
25 MINS
- KCals 330
- Carbs 31G
Instructions
- Prick the potatoes with a knife, then microwave them until soft (about 7-10 minutes)
- Cut the potatoes in half, scoop the potato into a bowl
- Add the diced onion, grated cheese, mustard powdered Worcestershire sauce and mash with a fork
- Continue mashing until there are no lumps and everything is mixed together well
- Take a wrap and place half of the potato mix on one half of the wrap (be careful not to get any too close to the edge)
- Brush the exposed side of the wrap and all around the edges with beaten egg
- Fold the wrap in half and press down around the edge. Crimp the edges using the back of a fork, then place on a baking tray sprayed with low calorie cooking spray. Brush the outside of the pasty with beaten egg
- Bake at 200°C for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown
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