Friday night dinners in our home typically mean something fun like Pizza, Mexican, Pasta however it’s usually no side servings of vegetables, but that doesn’t mean no veg!! On this night I made a double batch of homemade beef sausage rolls. I’ll freeze some to have on hand for lunch boxes, I can easily pop them in the oven the night before and give the kiddies something different for lunch.
You could grate and finely dice the vegetables, however I put my in the thermomix (you could also use the food processor) and blitzed for a few seconds
Place all ingredients into bowl. I put eggs in and give them a little whisk before mixing all ingredients together with my hands.
Cut pastry sheets in half to make 2 long rolls per each sheet. Divide mixture evenly into 12 portions, shape each portion into long logs placing two portions on each pastry sheet
Egg was the middle of the pastry sheets to help the pastry stick together after rolling
Roll pastry over sausage mixture and slice into 6 even portions. Egg wash the top
Sprinkle with sesame seeds
Bake in oven until brown and cooked through
Homemade Beef & Vegetable Sausage Rolls
Prep Time | Cook Time | Total Time |
20 mins | 25 mins | 45 mins |
- 3 slices stale bread
- 500g Coles 3 Star Beef Mince
- 500g sausage mince
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 carrot
- 1 zucchini
- 1 capsicum
- 1 parsley stalk
- 4 eggs, whisked
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
- salt and pepper
- 6 sheets frozen puff pastry
- 1 egg, for wash
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C
- Place frozen pastry sheets on kitchen bench
- Put bread in a food processor/thermomix and chop for a few seconds to create bread crumbs, pour into a large bowl.
- Grate/finely dice vegetables and parsely or alternatively place in food processor/thermomix and blitz to chop for a few seconds
- Place Coles 3 star beef mince and sausage mince, vegetables, tomato paste, BBQ sauce, eggs, salt and pepper into bowl with the breadcrumbs.
- Using clean hands mix all ingredients thoroughly together
- Divide into 12 even portions
- Place each portion in a log shape onto pastry sheets, making to rolls per pastry sheet.
- Slice each pastry sheet in half
- Whisk the spare egg in a small bowl, brush onto the cut areas of the pastry sheet
- Fold pastry sheet tightly over each portion to seal
- Cut each roll into 6 even pieces
- Brush each pieces with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds
- Place onto lined baking tray and bake in oven for 20-25 minutes until pastry is brown
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
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56 comments
These were a bit fiddlier than I expected (I accidentally whizzed my veggies to mush in the Thermomix!), but once they were cooked- delicious! My kids can’t stop devouring them, and I’ve got heaps in the freezer for my next ‘I can’t be bothered’ easy night. Great recipe! 😀
Also, I’ve just realised- the recipe says to add two eggs into the bowl, but your photo above has four?
Hi Amy, they are very yummy i agree! Yes it is 4 eggs, i just had a quick look on the recipe to double check so for any confusion.
Step 5 refers to 2 eggs and then step 6 refers to whisk the eggs. Assume step 5 shouldn’t include the eggs? I love this recipe and always have some rolls frozen as a back up plan 🙂
Could I use 1kg of beef mince instead of using sausage meat?
Hi Samantha, Yes i can’t see why you couldn’t. Let me know how they turn out.:)
I used 1kg of beef mince in this recipe today (instead of sausage and beef mince) and it turned out great! I just blitzed the mince in a food processor so it was a bit smoother.
Oh that’s a great tip Ciara. Thanks for sharing
I’ve made these twice now… Very popular with the family. The second batch had a lot of liquid while they were cooking but I rescued them by cooking them for a bit on a wire rack to dry the bottom. All good still gobbled up.
They are so yummy, very popular with our family too.:)
Can you freeze these?
Most definitely Melissa!
Do i Cook them first then freeze ?
I cook mine first and then freeze them – that way they can be popped frozen into my kid’s lunchboxes and they are defrosted by lunchtime (my kids like them cold). You could also freeze them prior to cooking if this works better for you Melissa.
Thank you Katrina, I finally made these using 1kg mince instead of mix with sausage mix and they were so delicious! They will differently be on my favourites list
Fantastic! Yes they are also a huge hit in our family too.:)
These look great! I’ve been searching for freezer friendly food for lunchboxes this year as my oldest starts school! Trying to plan ahead to keep her lunchbox interesting AND healthy. These will be great to mix things up every now and then 🙂
So just clarifying… Can these be cooked from frozen or do I defrost before popping them in the oven? Thanks heaps!!!
Misty, i like to cook them before freezing them. Then when you are ready for them you just have to defrost.
I dont always have sliced bread on hand but I do have a supply of homemade breadcrumbs I keep. What would the weight equivalent be that is needed? Thanks.
according to this site: http://www.howmuchisin.com/produce_converters/bread
it’s about 3/4 cup
I just need clarification on 2 things please .
1. How many eggs is it. 2 or 4.
2. Are they cooked before freezing or not.
Thank you.
Hi Kerrie, It is 4 egss ( sorry i know the picture shows 2 ) and yes i cook them before freezing.:)
Thank you Katrina.
Thankyou for another great recipe. When you say you put these in your childrens lunch box, Do you put them in a thermos – hot? Or do your children eat them cold?
Hi Angela, My kids take them cold, they are just as nice.:)
Made these last night and they are fantastic! Half were gone when I just pulled them out of the oven! Put some
In the freezer and took some to work tonight! Highly recommended! I also put extra vegies in by accident but they still tasted great!
Love the extra veg idea, Lauren! They are so delicious not to have at least one when they come out of the oven.:)
I used 2portions and 1 square of pastry to make 12
I froze the remaining remaining portions and took out 2 last night to defrost them
Just cooked fresh for lunch
There are only 2 of us and this worked well for us.
Great idea, Sandra. They freeze really well and re a great idea for lunches. We occasionally have them on weekends.:)
Hi Kat,
Do you put these in your kiddies lunch boxes still frozen? are they defrosted by lunch and are they ok not being refrigerated until they eat them at lunch?
Thanks 🙂
Hi Kaylene, no I would take them out of the freezer the night before and put an icebrick in the lunchbox, or you can heat them up in the morning and place hot in a thermos.
hi how long can they be kept in the freezer till?
Thankyou for this recipe can’t wait to gobble them up and rummage through the resf of your site 🙂
Thanks for another great recipe Kat.
I think the confusion about the eggs doesn’t just come from the photo of the two eggs, but in step 5 you actually say to add two eggs, instead of saying four eggs.
Also, this together with whisking the eggs after adding them in also seems to have caused some confusion so maybe the ingredients list could have “4 eggs, whisked” and Step 5 amended to say “four eggs” and Step 6 removed. Then there would be no confusion?
Ooh goodness me, thank you so much Pamela for picking this up, I’ve just fixed it.
My kids love these sausage rolls!! They can be a bit fussy with some vegetables so I chop up whatever veggies I have in the fridge and put them in my bullet juicer and pulse them until they are all combined. This makes the veggies completely invisible! I also add some quinoa flakes and top with black chia seeds as well as sesame seeds (the kids think they are poppy seeds!). I pop them into their lunchboxes straight from the freezer and find they are defrosted and good to go by lunchtime, although now winter is approaching I might have to invest in a good thermos and heat them up in the morning.
I am definitely going to try these !! If I use packet breadcrumbs, what would the quantity be please? Thank you
I finally got around to making these and they were huge hit!
Our 4 year old all but demanded them for lunch today.
I will certainly be making these again!
Hi Katrina
These sausage rolls sound delicious. I am a bit confused about the whole food safety issue, especially when it comes to my children’s lunchboxes eg. cold food eaten cold and hot food eaten hot. Are you able to do a segment/article on food safety for lunchboxes?
Greatly appreciated,
Grace
Hi Grace, I personally place cold packs in the kids lunch bags and they enjoy eating them cold. As I cook them in my own kitchen I feel confident that they can eat them cold
We made these today as part of our “Footy Week” at home school. I used a pork/beef mince blend (also sold at Coles) and blitzed it a bit in the thermomix first to make it a bit smooshier (if that’s a word) . We really like the way they turned out, and it’s so easy to hide veggies in. Miss7 was delighted to not only make these but eat them (even though I threw in a heap of mushrooms which she detests). Thank you…
Do you need to salt the zucchini to remove some of the moisture at all or are they just fine as is also how long and at what speed do you blitz in thermomix please?- i have a tendency to over blitzing if i dont have a guide.
Thank you ?
Hi Cara, I didn’t need to add salt to my zucchini but I just squeeze and squeeze and squeeze the juice out
I used kangaroo mince instead (I was looking for a healthier and more wholesome meat) it worked out very well and couldn’t notice the difference.
wow, thanks for sharing! I haven’t tried them with Kangaroo mince but I’m glad to hear it worked out
Just made these for the kiddies. They’ve eaten heaps!! Thank you xo
so glad to hear it 🙂
To have the for school lunches do you just heat before putting in lunch box to cool throughout the day or do you put in frozen to defrost by their lunch time?
Yes I put in frozen and they defrost by lunch time 🙂
Hey! I love your ideas. I am going to try your recipes as they are freeze friendly. So with these sausage rolls can I freeze them and pop them directly into his lunchbox or do I need to defrost the previous night and heat in the morning? It should be fine to pop your quiche, cheesy meatballs and potato bake cold in his lunchbox right? Thanx so much. I nor.ally heat everything before cooking but this seems like the best idea.
I pop them from freezer into kids lunchboxes and theyre defrosted by lunch time 🙂
Thanks for this recipe. I tried it out tonight and it was a huge hit. My 3yo asked before we’d even started dinner if we could have them again tomorrow! The hidden veges are also a great bonus for my fussy kids – no one even noticed.
i’m so glad to hear that Teresa!!
Just had my son’s 7th birthday, made a batch of these following the recipe with the exception of the onion and garlic which I sweated first in a little olive oil to soften, then cooled them and patted dry with paper towel.
Anyway, they came out absolutely perfect. Many comments from both the kids and the parents saying they were the best sausage rolls they have ever eaten…. I agree.
A fantastic recipe which I am unashamedly stealing and giving credit to your site when asked 🙂
Love hearing feedback like this 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing, and I hope your son had a fabulous birthday. Kat x
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