Low Carb Hand Pies Stuffed with Chili [Recipe] (2024)

October 3, 2016

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When I was growing up, my mom made hand pies stuffed with chili as a special treat for us every fall. She detested cooking, but baking always seemed to light her right up. I thought it was magical watching her work, carefully crafting her infamously flaky pie dough and meticulously constructed hand pies for us to devour later in the evening. Delicate pastries wrapped around a warm savory filling sends me straight back to the good ol’ days. Once the weather started cooling down after the heat of the summer, I knew I had to recreate this childhood favorite. Enter low carb hand pies.

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Unlike my mother, I’ve never been much of a baker. I love to cook, but have yet to develop the patience to master the art of baking. If my mom ever reads this, she is going to totally flip when she sees what I used for the pie dough (…hi mom!).

The Keto Low Carb Hand Pies Recipe

I used the Fathead pizza dough recipe for the hand pies! Thischeese-based dough was an excellent low carb pastry dough for two main reasons.

You don’t have to be a skilled baker to pull these off. The Fathead pizza dough recipe is incredibly forgiving; if you can turn the oven on and follow the gist of a recipe, then you totally got this. If I can do it, you can do it.
Its super low in carbs. For something that looks like a crust and tastes like a crust, it’s surprising how minimal the carb count is. The only flour used in the dough is almond flour, so it is also gluten-free.

In true “love to bake, hate to cook” spirit, my mom would use canned chili to fill her homemade pie dough. I literally can’t even. I just love chili too much to think of pouring it out of a can. Not to mention most canned chili is crazy high in the carb department (even the kind without beans). I used my keto chili recipe to stuff the low carb hand pies instead.

I’ve gotten rave reviews on my shredded chicken chili and 50/50 . If you have leftovers, this recipe is the perfect way to use them up!

Mom would make huge batches of hand pies and whatever we didn’t eat that night, she froze. We could pop them in the microwave after we got home from school or have a quick, easy dinner ready to go in minutes. I feed a hungry houseful every time I cook, so I’ve never actually had leftovers when I’ve made these... they disappear quickly because everyone loves them! But if you’re cooking for one or two, you could easily freeze the extra hand pies for nights you don’t feel like cooking but still need a keto friendly meal.

Just like mom used to make (kind of)!

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Low Carb Hand Pies Stuffed with Chili [Recipe]

Mozzarella dough makes this low carb pastry possible!

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Special Diet: Gluten-Free

Servings: 6 Servings

Serving Size:

Net Carbs: 4g

Author: Tasha

Ingredients

1.5 cups low carb chili
1.5 cups low moisture mozzarella cheese shredded
2 tablespoons cream cheese
¾ cup almond flour
1 egg

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prepare low carb chili of your choice, following instructions for chickenchili or pork/beef chili recipes here.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
Melt mozzarella and cream cheese in the microwave for 60 seconds.
Stir almond flour and egg in with the melted cheese mixture to form the dough.
Wet your hands to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands and evenly divide into 6 balls of dough.
Keeping fingers wet, press each ball of dough into a flat circle about 5-6 inches in diameter.
Spoon ¼ cup of chili onto the center of the dough, leaving the outer edges free of filling.
Fold dough over the filling and press edges together. Strengthen the seal by crimping the edges with your fingertips or using the back of a wet fork.
Repeat with each ball of dough until all hand pies are formed. Poke holes in the tops of hand pies with wet fork.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until dough becomes golden.
Let cool before serving.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Low Carb Hand Pies Stuffed with Chili [Recipe]

Amount per Serving

Calories

224

% Daily Value*

Fat

16

g

25

%

Sodium

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302

mg

13

%

Potassium

146

mg

4

%

Carbohydrates

5

g

2

%

Fiber

1

g

4

%

Sugar

1

g

1

%

Protein

14

g

28

%

Net Carbs

4

g

8

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Tasha

Hi, I'm Tasha–nutritionist, recipe developer, and multi-published cookbook author.

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Comments

jlearing says
October 04, 2016 at 9:05 pm

These sound so good. I'm already thinking about different kinds of fillings to use in them But you don't have the calories, carbs, etc listed. Could you please do that as I won't try them with out that information.
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- Tasha says
  October 05, 2016 at 8:55 pm
  
  They're in the table below the recipe! Should be good to go! 🙂
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Kim | Low Carb Maven says
October 06, 2016 at 8:23 pm

These look amazing Tasha. I love the Fathead dough - so versatile. My mother used to make a stew pie with left over stew. It was amazing. I used to make it for my husband when we first were married. Them's was the days. Thanks for the recipe.
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N says
October 07, 2016 at 6:39 am

Thank you very much. I just made these. They were a hit with my kids and so vdry yummy!
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Georgina says
October 07, 2016 at 7:14 am

I haven't tried the Fathead dough yet - these look great!
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STACEY says
October 08, 2016 at 9:48 am

These look so good Tasha! Anything in a pie crust is for me 🙂
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Katrin says
October 11, 2016 at 6:01 am

Mozzarella dough is just the best! I love how you've turned it onto mini pies.
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Kendra says
October 30, 2016 at 10:43 am

Do you know if these freeze well? I'm thinking about making a huge batch like you said your mom did.
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Anu says
November 01, 2016 at 4:36 pm

Wow, this is my first try of the Fathead dough and this is like a miracle! I can't believe it tastes (and feels) just like pastry!
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- Tasha says
  November 01, 2016 at 8:41 pm
  
  Right?! Haha, that's how I feel every time I make anything with the Fathead dough. 😀
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Elaine says
November 15, 2016 at 7:25 pm

I've been trying for a very long time to create a low-carb empeñada pastry and have failed miserably. These look fantastic, however, I think I will try it with Quark cheese instead of cream cheese because for some reason I cannot find a cream cheese that doesn't have thickening agents. (checked everywhere I can think of around Vancouver BC)
I'm definitely going to give this a whirl & am adding it to my 'Healthy Low-Carb Recipes' Pinterest Board ♥ Thank you! ツ
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Holly O. says
December 08, 2016 at 12:16 pm

We made these and they were so good!
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- Tasha says
  December 08, 2016 at 5:05 pm
  
  I'm kind of obsessed with them! 😀 Glad you enjoyed them Holly!
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Melissa says
December 08, 2016 at 10:30 pm

Do these freeze well? Would be great for meal prepping.
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Kelsey says
January 19, 2017 at 3:33 pm

Both links to the pork/beef chili are broken. I am looking forward to making these for my husband who is still not loving on LC options! I think these could be a game changer along with your pizza rolls!
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Terri says
January 28, 2017 at 10:03 am

I would love to try these BUT my husband is allergic to almonds. Is there something else I can use in the place of it?
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Christa says
February 08, 2017 at 4:10 pm

Freeze well??
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Yvo says
February 23, 2017 at 8:33 am

Allergic to almonds here, what about coconut flour, do you think it would work?
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- Tasha Metcalf says
  October 15, 2017 at 11:56 am
  
  I haven't tried it with coconut flour, I'm going to have to try it out. I think it would work well, but might require more egg since it soaks up moisture so quickly.
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Sarah Naranjo says
March 30, 2018 at 4:41 pm

Ok - this was delicious! I made chilli pockets for us and made the pizza crust with pizza for kids. We were all very happy!! 😀
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Jacqueline says
May 20, 2018 at 10:36 am

I am a vegetarian so I won’t use chili. Any idea what net carb count is for just the dough? Thanks! I can’t wait to try these!
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Gün Güley says
June 23, 2018 at 9:26 am

This looks so beautiful! I am planning on making these pies with a feta and spinach filling and sesame seeds on top to recreate a traditional Turkish dish, ispanakli borek, that is a staple in any Turkish family. I cannot even tell you how happy it would make me if it actually works - that would open up a whole new world of family recipes! I just got one question: I don't have a microwave. Has anyone ever attempted to make the fathead dough with an oven and if so, what are the instructions? I'd be very grateful for any advice!:-)
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- Tasha Metcalf says
  June 25, 2018 at 9:45 am
  
  The first time I made fathead, I didn't have a microwave. Instead, I would just set the broil to low and use an oven safe dish to mix the ingredients instead of every so often in the microwave. Only takes about 30-60 seconds. 🙂
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Anne says
July 19, 2018 at 4:13 am

IN Australia, these are called Pasties. You can put ANYTHING you chose inside. Delicious!
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Eefje says
August 03, 2018 at 12:23 am

Hi, it looks great, but as a european i wanted to change it to metric scales and much to my surprise I suddenly needed 44 eggs instead of only 1....🤔
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- Tasha Metcalf says
  September 13, 2019 at 11:27 am
  
  Fixed it! Thanks for the heads up!
  My recipe plug-in was converting the 1 egg into it's metric weight equivalent of 44g instead of keeping the same unit. Should be working fine now. 🙂
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Caroline says
November 06, 2018 at 1:21 am

I am new to this so been trawling the internet nd also I live I thailand which can make sourcing certain ingredients difficult. These are amazing, I do find it easier to fold them on a septerate piece of paper first then put them on a tray, thanks again x
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Mark says
January 04, 2019 at 7:26 pm

Something that could enhance your site would be if you included a picture of what is being made when a person prints the recipe. Now, it's just text and a picture really makes a difference. Thanks for a wonderful collection of recipes.
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- Tasha Metcalf says
  September 13, 2019 at 1:36 pm
  
  Thank you for the suggestion! I made the print recipe function text only to help save ink for people, but I can look into switching it to include a photo. 🙂
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Robyn Whitley says
January 28, 2019 at 8:36 am

How many equal one serving?
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Lórien says
February 04, 2019 at 3:07 pm

These are amazing! I just made one giant "biscuit" and put it over a creuset full of chili. So easy and so yummy.
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