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Cottage Pie

I made this for dinner yesterday and thought I'd share it here. The filling has got diced carrot and celery, although you can pack it out even more with some mushrooms too. The mash has got some cauliflower in it to give it more volume with some extra nutrients. You could make this veggie if you wanted. I've popped some notes below.

Cook

55m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Turn cooking mode on

1.

Start by adding the potatoes and cauliflower to a large pan of boiling water. Leave for 12-14 minutes until tender.

2.

Next, add the beef mince to a pan and fry off until browned.

3.

Once browned, add in the carrot, celery and onion. Cook for 5-7 minutes until soft.

4.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

5.

In a jug add the beef stock, gravy granules and hot water together.

6.

Add the chopped garlic, tomato puree and worcestershire sauce to the pan, along with the mixed herbs, salt, pepper and beef gravy mix. If the gravy is too thick for you loosen with a little more hot water. Return to heat for a couple of minutes and then remove the pan setting to one side to cool.

7.

Once the potato and cauliflower is cooked, drain and season with salt and pepper. Add in the butter, along with the milk and mash smooth. Again leave to cool for a few minutes.

8.

When ready to assemble, add the beef mince first to a pie tin (I used 26cm). Dollop on the potato mix before using a fork to spread around. Add the grated cheddar and parmesan on top.

9.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and bubbly.

10.

Remove and leave for a couple of minutes before slicing in half and serving.

11.

Garnish with the fresh parsley.

Meal prepping

1.

Divide equally into airtight containers. Allow to cool before placing in the fridge. This will keep 3-4 days in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.

Reheat

1.

Oven: cover the pie and cook for 20 minutes at 180 degrees celsius. Microwave: for a few minutes on full power covered, until piping. Add a splash of water or stock if needed.

For

2

M

I

350

g

Maris piper potato, cubed

150

g

Cauliflower florets, chopped

250

g

Lean beef mince

100

g

Carrot, diced

100

g

Celery, diced

1

White onion, diced

1

heaped tsp

Chopped garlic

1

tbsp

Tomato puree

1

tbsp

Worcestershire sauce

1

heaped tsp

Mixed herbs

Salt

Pepper

1

Beef stock cube

2

tbsp

Beef gravy granules (I use Bisto Best), 25g

350

ml

Hot water

15

g

Reduced fat butter (I used Lurpak)

4

tbsp

Semi-skimmed milk

40

g

Half fat cheddar, grated

10

g

Parmesan, grated

Fresh parsley, a few sprigs, to garnish (optional)

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Per Serving

Calories

550kcal

Fat

17.5g

Carbs

51.8g

Protein

42.8g

Pairs With

We usually like ours with some greens like broccoli or green cabbage with extra gravy. If you're hungry like we were, I just threw in some roasties and used the rest of the carrots up

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Angela L

8 days ago

🥧 yum!!!!

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Cottage Pie

I made this for dinner yesterday and thought I'd share it here. The filling has got diced carrot and celery, although you can pack it out even more with some mushrooms too. The mash has got some cauliflower in it to give it more volume with some extra nutrients. You could make this veggie if you wanted. I've popped some notes below.

Cook

55m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Turn cooking mode on

1.

Start by adding the potatoes and cauliflower to a large pan of boiling water. Leave for 12-14 minutes until tender.

2.

Next, add the beef mince to a pan and fry off until browned.

3.

Once browned, add in the carrot, celery and onion. Cook for 5-7 minutes until soft.

4.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

5.

In a jug add the beef stock, gravy granules and hot water together.

6.

Add the chopped garlic, tomato puree and worcestershire sauce to the pan, along with the mixed herbs, salt, pepper and beef gravy mix. If the gravy is too thick for you loosen with a little more hot water. Return to heat for a couple of minutes and then remove the pan setting to one side to cool.

7.

Once the potato and cauliflower is cooked, drain and season with salt and pepper. Add in the butter, along with the milk and mash smooth. Again leave to cool for a few minutes.

8.

When ready to assemble, add the beef mince first to a pie tin (I used 26cm). Dollop on the potato mix before using a fork to spread around. Add the grated cheddar and parmesan on top.

9.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and bubbly.

10.

Remove and leave for a couple of minutes before slicing in half and serving.

11.

Garnish with the fresh parsley.

Meal prepping

1.

Divide equally into airtight containers. Allow to cool before placing in the fridge. This will keep 3-4 days in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.

Reheat

1.

Oven: cover the pie and cook for 20 minutes at 180 degrees celsius. Microwave: for a few minutes on full power covered, until piping. Add a splash of water or stock if needed.

For

2

M

I

350

g

Maris piper potato, cubed

150

g

Cauliflower florets, chopped

250

g

Lean beef mince

100

g

Carrot, diced

100

g

Celery, diced

1

White onion, diced

1

heaped tsp

Chopped garlic

1

tbsp

Tomato puree

1

tbsp

Worcestershire sauce

1

heaped tsp

Mixed herbs

Salt

Pepper

1

Beef stock cube

2

tbsp

Beef gravy granules (I use Bisto Best), 25g

350

ml

Hot water

15

g

Reduced fat butter (I used Lurpak)

4

tbsp

Semi-skimmed milk

40

g

Half fat cheddar, grated

10

g

Parmesan, grated

Fresh parsley, a few sprigs, to garnish (optional)

+ Add all to shopping list

Per Serving

Calories

550kcal

Fat

17.5g

Carbs

51.8g

Protein

42.8g

Pairs With

We usually like ours with some greens like broccoli or green cabbage with extra gravy. If you're hungry like we were, I just threw in some roasties and used the rest of the carrots up

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Angela L

8 days ago

🥧 yum!!!!

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