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Classic Cottage Pie with Peas
Cottage pie is a winner with picky eaters. Keep it simple: grass-fed British beef mince stewed in herby tomato sauce, topped with mashed potato. On the side? Plump green peas and mangetout.
Prep in 10
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
6 plants
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 handful of fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar (Sulphites) (Aged Balsamic Vinegar (Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar), Xanthan Gum)
- 400g chopped tomatoes (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, Citric Acid (E330))
- 1 beef stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch* , palm oil* , vegetables* 4.8% (onions* 4%, carrots* 0.5%, mushrooms* 0.3%), sugar*, natural flavour caramelised* , yeast extract, beef powder* 1.5%, beef* 1.2%, spices and herbs* (parsley* , black pepper* , rosemary*, garlic*, turmeric*, bay leaves*) * Organic ingredients)
- 500g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 1 leek
- 2 tbsp buckwheat flour
- 150g peas
- 160g mangetout
- 4 large potatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 carrot
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
Nutritional Information
Calories: 607
Protein: 37g
Carbs: 64g
Fat: 22g
Classic Cottage Pie with Peas
Cottage pie is a winner with picky eaters. Keep it simple: grass-fed British beef mince stewed in herby tomato sauce, topped with mashed potato. On the side? Plump green peas and mangetout.
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Cooking Instructions
- Preheat the grill or oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9. Bring a saucepan filled with lightly salted hot water to a boil. Cut the potatoes into 2cm cubes (peel optional), then add to the pan. Simmer for 18-20 mins, until soft, then drain. Return to the pan and mash with 1 tbsp olive oil, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
- Make the pie filling; heat a large saucepan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Add the beef, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, and cook for 6-8 mins, until golden brown. Meanwhile, thinly slice the leek into half-moons. Finely dice the carrots (peel optional). Strip the thyme leaves from the stalks and roughly chop.
- Dissolve the cornflour in a jug with 2 tbsp cold water. Add the leek and carrots to the pan. Cook for 3 mins, until softening. Add the thyme and bay leaf and mix. Add the tomato puree and cornflour mixture, cook for 1 min, then add the chopped tomatoes, vinegar and 300ml hot water. Crumble in the stock cube and stir. Season with sea salt and black pepper. Simmer for 12-13 mins, until thickened.
- Remove the bay leaf and transfer the beef mixture to an ovenproof dish. Spoon over the mash and rake with the back of a fork. Bake for 10 mins or grill for 5 mins, until golden and crisp.
- Meanwhile, rinse the potato saucepan then refill with lightly salted hot water. Add the peas and mangetout, and boil for 1-2 mins, until cooked. Drain, then season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Serve the cottage pie with the peas and mangetout.
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