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Speedy Beef Cottage Pie with Cheesy Potato Mash

Name: Speedy Beef Cottage Pie with Cheesy Potato Mash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 800g Baby potatoes halved; 50g Parmesan finely grated; 500g Lean beef mince; 1 Red onion finely chopped; 200g Carrot finely diced; 250g Chestnut mushrooms finely chopped; 2 cloves Garlic crushed; 1 tbsp Cooking oil; 2 tbsp Tomato purée; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp Dried thyme; 250ml Water hot; 2 tsp Cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp cold water; 2 pinches Salt; 2 pinches Black pepper freshly ground

A rich minced beef and vegetable filling topped with fluffy Parmesan potato mash and finished under the grill.

British-inspiredHigh fibreHigh protein

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 40 min

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Servings

2

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Servings

1–12 servings

2

Estimated nutrition per serving

Calories: 542 kcal
Protein: 34.7g
Carbs: 49.3g
Fat: 22.5g

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Total

55 min

Difficulty

medium

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Ingredients

Potato topping

400g, halved
25g, finely grated

Beef filling

250g
0.5, finely chopped
100g, finely diced
125g, finely chopped
1 clove, crushed
0.5 tbsp
1 tbsp
0.5 tbsp
0.5 tsp
125ml, hot
1 tsp, mixed with 2 tbsp cold water

To finish

1 pinch
1 pinch, freshly ground

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Preparation

1
Prepare the ingredients
Baby potatoes: halved; Parmesan: finely grated; Red onion: finely chopped; Carrot: finely diced; Chestnut mushrooms: finely chopped; Garlic: crushed; Water: hot; Cornflour: mixed with 2 tbsp cold water; Black pepper: freshly ground.

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Cooking

1
Cook the potatoes
Put the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with cold water and add a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and simmer until very tender.
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2
Brown the beef
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large ovenproof frying pan over a high heat. Add the beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned and no longer pink.
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3
Build the filling
Add the onion, carrot, mushrooms and garlic to the beef. Cook until softened, then stir in the tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce and thyme. Add the hot water and simmer until the vegetables are tender.
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4

Thicken and mash

Stir the cornflour mixture into the filling and cook until thickened. Drain the potatoes, mash until fairly smooth and season with pepper. Stir half the Parmesan through the mash.

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5

Grill the pie

Heat the grill to high. Spread the mash over the beef filling, rough up the surface with a fork and scatter with the remaining Parmesan. Grill until golden. Take care: the pan handle will be very hot.

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Serve

Leave the pie to stand for 2 minutes, then spoon into four bowls or plates.

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Speedy Beef Cottage Pie with Cheesy Potato Mash

Ingredients

Potato topping

Beef filling

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Preparation

Prepare the ingredients

Cooking

Cook the potatoes

Brown the beef

Build the filling

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