How many people does this recipe serve?

This recipe feeds eight people using two sheets of puff pastry. The puff pastry sheets are cut into four squares apiece and filled with eight bundles. To feed fewer than eight people, bake as many as you need and follow storage guidelines for the others. Portion sizes for individual servings should be about the same as one-half cup of filling so that the puff pastry will seal the filling.

Can I leave out the mozzarella?

Yes, mozzarella cheese is one of several optional ingredients in this recipe. Without mozzarella cheese, the bundles will contain both mushroom filling and ground beef. All other ingredients in the bundles are the same. Spread the mushroom filling evenly on each pastry square. Place the flattened ground beef on each square of pastry.

Can I use broth instead of red wine?

Yes, beef broth can be substituted for red wine for a nonalcoholic ingredient. The recipe also suggests grape juice as a possible ingredient substitution for red wine. Beef broth and grape juice are both sautéed with garlic and basil until the liquid evaporates. Cool and serve over puff pastry with mushrooms.

Can I make Ground Beef Wellington ahead?

Yes, you can preassemble the Wellingtons without egg wash. Cool and refrigerate the assembled Wellingtons. Add egg wash right before baking. As the article suggests, you may have to bake the preassembled and refrigerated Wellingtons 10 to 15 minutes longer than the recipe indicates.

How do I reheat Ground Beef Wellington?

Wrapped Wellingtons can be reheated for 25 minutes or until heated in a 350-degree oven. The oven method helps keep the puff pastry intact. Do not cut open the Wellingtons before reheating them. Wellingtons without wrappers are likely to spill filling into the oven. Remove wrappers from the Wellingtons after reheating to check the color of the pastry crust.

Ground Beef Wellington with Flaky Puff Pastry and Mushroom Filling

By Mason BrooksOct 9, 2026

Prep

30 min

Cook

35 min

Total

65 min

Servings

Level

Easy

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These individual ground beef wellingtons are a good choice for serving at family meals and other gatherings. Ground beef is encased in puff pastry and roasted until the pastry is golden brown. The beef wellingtons include other ingredients such as mushrooms, onions, garlic, and wine in the filling.

Ground Beef Wellington with Flaky Puff Pastry and Mushroom Filling

The beef filling consists of ground beef, crackers or bread crumbs, dried parsley, salt, cream, and beaten eggs. Baby bella mushrooms are sautéed in butter with onions. Garlic and red wine or grape juice with basil are then added to the mushrooms. Covering the mushrooms with liquid allows them to cook without steaming the pastry and adds flavor. Adding mozzarella cheese to the dish can help insulate the mushroom and meat fillings.

When preparing a filling with mushrooms, look for clear onions and other mushrooms squeezed of their liquid in the filling during cooking. Let the filling cool before using it in the pastry product to make pastry work easier. The biggest problem with this type of pastry product is a moist bottom crust, which can occur due to the use of fatty beef or undercooked mushrooms in the filling.

Serve the bundles with brown gravy and other dishes, including mashed cauliflower, that can be prepared as the bundles bake. You can prepare the bundles in advance for other meals by preparing unbaked bundles without egg wash and baking chilled bundles with added baking time after brushing them with egg wash, as directed.

Why you'll love this recipe

Feed a family of eight people individually to give each person a small baked treat instead of feeding the whole family from one large roll.
Ground beef is less expensive than tenderloin but also suitable for a mushroom and red-wine stuffing.
Puff pastry is an alternative that can be used at home instead of making dough from scratch to add a flaky, golden exterior to dishes. It can save time for home cooks with other commitments.
The mushroom mixture and other beef mixture ingredients can be assembled while the filling cooks to streamline the cooking process before baking the bundles.
Optional mozzarella cheese adds a creamy cheese layer for children or other family members who enjoy cheese, Optional mozzarella cheese does not affect other parts of the recipe.
Leftover packages of pastry products can be reheated in the oven under foil to better maintain the flakiness of the pastry than microwaving.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 400 degrees.

Mix the eggs, ground beef, crushed crackers or bread crumbs, parsley, salt, and cream well. Set aside.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan.

Add the onion and mushrooms, then cook over medium-high heat until the mushrooms sweat and the onions are translucent.

Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, red wine or grape juice, and basil.

Raise the heat to high and cook until the liquid is reduced.

Remove the mushroom mixture from the heat and let it cool.

Lightly grease a cookie sheet or baking pan.

Lay the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface.

Cut each puff pastry sheet into 4 squares.

Spread the mushroom mixture across each pastry square.

Top each square with a thin layer of optional mozzarella cheese.

Form one-half cup portions of the meat mixture into flattened balls and place one on each square.

Pull the pastry corners up over the meat and pinch the edges together. Use beaten egg to help glue the seams together if needed.

Place the bundles seam-side down on the prepared cookie sheet.

Cut small slits in the tops and brush them with cream or beaten egg.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 400 degrees, until golden brown and the meat is cooked through.

Serve with brown gravy, if desired.

FAQ

Brown gravy is an optional serving choice to eat with the meat pie and beef filling. Mashed cauliflower is another side dish suggested in the article. A side dish should be prepared to eat with the Wellingtons. The Wellingtons require 30 to 40 minutes of baking time. Serving the Wellingtons whole helps ensure that each diner gets an entire portion with a browned exterior.

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Ground Beef Wellington with Flaky Puff Pastry and Mushroom Filling

Name: Ground Beef Wellington with Flaky Puff Pastry and Mushroom Filling
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 eggs (beaten); 1 1/2 lb ground beef; 4 tbsp saltine crackers or bread crumbs (crushed); 2 tbsp dried parsley (fresh works best, if available); 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp cream (milk works fine as well); 3 tbsp butter; 1 small onion (chopped fine); 4 cloves garlic (minced); 8 oz baby bella mushrooms; 1/2 cup red wine or grape juice; 1 tsp basil (fresh works best, if available); mozzarella cheese (optional); 2 sheets puff pastry (thawed according to package directions); pepper (to taste); brown gravy (for serving, if desired)

By Mason BrooksOct 9, 2026

Prep

30 min

Cook

35 min

Total

65 min

Servings

Level

Easy

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Why you'll love this recipe

Feed a family of eight people individually to give each person a small baked treat instead of feeding the whole family from one large roll.
Ground beef is less expensive than tenderloin but also suitable for a mushroom and red-wine stuffing.
Puff pastry is an alternative that can be used at home instead of making dough from scratch to add a flaky, golden exterior to dishes. It can save time for home cooks with other commitments.
The mushroom mixture and other beef mixture ingredients can be assembled while the filling cooks to streamline the cooking process before baking the bundles.
Optional mozzarella cheese adds a creamy cheese layer for children or other family members who enjoy cheese, Optional mozzarella cheese does not affect other parts of the recipe.
Leftover packages of pastry products can be reheated in the oven under foil to better maintain the flakiness of the pastry than microwaving.

Ingredients

Servings8

•2 eggs (beaten)
•1 ½ lb ground beef
•4 tbsp saltine crackers or bread crumbs (crushed)
•2 tbsp dried parsley (fresh works best, if available)
•1 tsp salt
•1 tbsp cream (milk works fine as well)
•3 tbsp butter
•1 small onion (chopped fine)
•4 cloves garlic (minced)
•8 oz baby bella mushrooms
•½ cup red wine or grape juice
•1 tsp basil (fresh works best, if available)
•mozzarella cheese (optional)
•2 sheets puff pastry (thawed according to package directions)
•pepper (to taste)
•brown gravy (for serving, if desired)

Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
2
Mix the eggs, ground beef, crushed crackers or bread crumbs, parsley, salt, and cream well. Set aside.
3
Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
4
Add the onion and mushrooms, then cook over medium-high heat until the mushrooms sweat and the onions are translucent.
5
Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic, red wine or grape juice, and basil.
6
Raise the heat to high and cook until the liquid is reduced.
7
Remove the mushroom mixture from the heat and let it cool.
8
Lightly grease a cookie sheet or baking pan.
9
Lay the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface.
10
Cut each puff pastry sheet into 4 squares.
11
Spread the mushroom mixture across each pastry square.
12
Top each square with a thin layer of optional mozzarella cheese.
13
Form one-half cup portions of the meat mixture into flattened balls and place one on each square.
14
Pull the pastry corners up over the meat and pinch the edges together. Use beaten egg to help glue the seams together if needed.
15
Place the bundles seam-side down on the prepared cookie sheet.
16
Cut small slits in the tops and brush them with cream or beaten egg.
17
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 400 degrees, until golden brown and the meat is cooked through.
18
Serve with brown gravy, if desired.