🥧 Quick Cottage Pie

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Beef mince with carrot and mushrooms under cheesy grilled mash. A winter classic you can make on a weeknight.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 800 kcal per serving💪 44 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 300 g beef mince
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 1 onion onion
  • 2 carrots carrots
  • 100 g mushrooms
  • 200 g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 100 ml beef stock
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 40 g grated Cheddar
  • 20 g butter
  • 60 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Method, step by step

  1. Peel the potatoes, cut into small chunks and boil in salted water for 12 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, fry the chopped onion, carrots and mushrooms in the oil for 4 minutes.
  3. Add the beef mince and break it up for 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, stock and Worcestershire sauce and simmer for 8 minutes until thick.
  4. Drain the potatoes and mash with the butter and milk.
  5. Spoon the mince into a dish, top with the mash, sprinkle over the Cheddar and grill for 5 minutes.

Nutritional information (per serving)

800
kcal
44 g
protein
64 g
carbs
41 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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