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Lighter cottage pie with cauliflower-potato mash

Lighter cottage pie with cauliflower-potato mash

The British classic with lean beef mince simmered with carrot, mushrooms and peas, under a half-potato, half-cauliflower mash, baked until golden.

70 min
in total
4
people
448
calories per serving

In one serving

44 g
Protein
35 g
Carbs
12 g
Fat

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Ingredients

4
  • 600 g
    Ground beef 5% fat
  • 150 g
    Onion
  • 200 g
    Carrot
  • 100 g
    Apium graveolens
  • 250 g
    Button mushroom
  • 150 g
    Green peas
  • 200 g
    Canned crushed tomatoes
  • 30 g
    Tomato paste
  • 250 ml
    Beef stock
  • 1 tsp
    Thyme
  • 400 g
    Potato
  • 500 g
    Cauliflower
  • 100 ml
    Skim milk
  • 10 g
    Butter
  • 5 ml
    Rapeseed oil
  • 1 pinch
    Black pepper ground

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Instructions

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  1. Boil the potato and cauliflower pieces for 15 minutes, drain and mash with the warm milk, butter and pepper.

  2. Brown the beef in the oil for 5 minutes, add the diced onion, carrot, celery and mushrooms and cook for 5 more minutes.

  3. Stir in the tomato paste, tomatoes, stock and thyme; simmer for 15 minutes, then add the peas.

  4. Spoon into a dish, top with the mash and bake for 20 minutes at 200 °C, until golden on top.

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Chef's tips

  • •Freezes well in single portions; reheat in the oven or microwave.

Storage

Keeps for 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat gently until piping hot all the way through.

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