The best beef and lentil cottage pie
Sweet mashed kumara tops this delicious cottage pie
6 - 8
Serves
1 hr 15 mins
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Brooke Campbell
A twist on your classic cottage pie, we use a naturally sweet kumara topping and have added lentils, carrots and spinach to deliver a nutrient packed mince mixture. We love this delicious go-to recipe - it's perfect to make ahead of time, freeze and use (within 3 months) for an easy go-to meal.
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Ingredients
Beef
1kg Quality Mark beef mince
1 onion
finely chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves
crushed
2 carrots
grated
150ml red wine
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp tomato paste
250ml beef stock
400g lentils
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1/2 cup spinach
2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley
2 tsp fresh thyme
400g chopped tomatoes
Topping
1.2kg kūmara
peeled and chopped
200ml milk
25g butter
1/2 cup grated tasty cheddar cheese
To serve
seasonal greens
Method
To Cook Beef
To Make Topping
To Bake and Serve
1
Heat a dash of oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over a medium-high heat.
2
Add the beef mince and brown, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up the mince as it browns. Remove and set aside.
3
Reduce the heat to low, add another dash of oil and cook the onion and garlic for at least 5 minutes until soft.
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4
Increase heat and add carrot and cook for a further 5 minutes.
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5
Return beef mince to the saucepan with Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, red wine, and lentils. Season as required.
6
Reduce heat, cover and cook mince mixture at a gentle simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens.
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7
5 minutes before you take the mince of the heat add the spinach and chopped herbs and stir through.
Nutrition Information per Serving (528g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 8 serves and doesn't include the seasonal greens to serve.
Energy
2099kJ (502 kcal)
Protein
38g
Total Fat
18.5g
Saturated Fat
8.5g
Carbs
37.9g
Dietary Fibre
7.3g
Sodium
642mg
Iron
6.0mg
Zinc
7.0mg
Vitamin B12
1.2µg
