Corned Beef and Baked Bean Pie

An old-school dinner, corned beef and onion pie gets a delicious upgrade with the addition of baked beans.

A cheap, old-fashioned meal that kids especially will love.

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*Post updated September 2025

To begin, here's a short story

When I was a kid, I was a very fussy eater, a bit strange, as I can now eat for England. Always hungry am I, and now I'll eat 'almost' anything going. 😉

My friend Jacky's mum, Doreen, used to make corned beef and baked bean pie, and I absolutely loved it!

Corned beef is still relatively cheap; you can also use it to make corned beef hash.

When I went there, I sometimes stayed overnight. Jacky and I would chat all night long and hardly get any sleep at all.

By the way, Doreen isn't an actual aunt of mine; she and my mum are really good friends and have been since they were kids. I just always called her aunt, as you do when you're a kid.

The only other thing I would eat was Bird's Eye cod balls with chips, yes indeed, that's what they were called! 😂

Pieces of cod in a batter that was round in shape, so cod balls are what Bird's Eye called them.

Errr, before you ask - no, they don't sell them anymore with a name like that! 😀

Actually, I've just Googled it and they changed the name to Crispy Fish Bites, but they've made them an oval shape rather than round like a ball!

Recipe Top Tips!

This is one of those recipes that really does need a beef OXO cube; nothing else will do! Knorr stock cubes don't crumble very well, so you'd end up with lumps of stock cube in your pie.  

The onions need to be sliced very thinly to ensure they cook properly.

Ingredients

• ready-made shortcrust pastry

• tin of corned beef

• tin of Branston baked beans (or Heinz)

• onion 

• beef OXO stock cube 

• a little milk

How to make the pie: Complete instructions are available in the printable recipe card below.

Start by chopping the corned beef and onions.

Roll out each block of pastry (for the bottom and top of the pie). Cover them with cling film, and let them rest for 15 minutes before using.

Important: Preheat your oven to 180°C fan/200°C/400°F or Gas 6 

Line the bottom of your pie dish and add the corned beef and onions. Sprinkle over the OXO.

Now pour the whole tin of beans evenly over the top, including the juice.

Cover the pie with pastry;  my pie is very rustic, as you can see! 😂

Wet the edge of the pastry with milk and cover with the other sheet, pressing down with your fingers or a fork to seal it all around.

Trim off the excess pastry and create a small hole in the centre of the pie. Brush it with milk, then place it on the middle shelf of your preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.

Serve with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Equipment

a shallow pie dish

pastry brush

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English

Yield: 6

Author: Jan Bennett

Corned Beef and Baked Bean Pie

An old-fashioned, cheap, and filling meal when served with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 50 Min

Ingredients

• 2 x 500g blocks of ready-made shortcrust pastry
• 330g tin of corned beef
• 420g (14oz) can of Branston or Heinz baked beans (or any good quality beans)
• 1 medium-sized brown onion - peeled and very thinly sliced, or they won't cook
• 1 x beef OXO cube
• milk - for the glaze

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180°C fan/200°C/400°F or Gas 6

1. Roll out each pastry block to about 4mm thick - one to line the bottom and the other to cover the top of a shallow pie dish.
2. Wrap the pastry in clingfilm and let it rest for about 15 minutes to prevent it from shrinking during cooking.
3. Lightly butter a shallow pie dish, roughly 10 inches (25 cm) in diameter. Lay one sheet of pastry over the bottom, leaving a border of about ¾ inch (2 cm) around the edge.
4. Place the corned beef on a cutting board, slice it into strips, gently mash it with a fork, and transfer it to the pie dish.
5. Now evenly pour the whole tin of baked beans over, including the juice. Avoid cheap beans as the juice is watery.
6. Sprinkle the thinly sliced onions evenly over the corned beef, then finely crumble a beef OXO cube on top. Knorr cubes don’t crumble as well and don’t taste as good in this pie.
7. Wet the edge of the pastry with milk and cover with the other sheet, pressing down with a fork to seal it all around. Trim off the excess pastry and create a small hole in the centre of the pie. Brush it with milk, then place it on the middle shelf of your preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.
8. Serve with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Notes

Slice the onions thinly so they cook evenly, or fry them in a bit of oil before adding them to the pie; make sure to let them cool first.

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