Cottage pie

• Rating: 5 stars
• Takes: 30 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1tbsp olive oil
• 400g Everyday Value minced beef
• 1 Everyday Value brown onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 Everyday Value beef stock cube
• 100ml Heinz tomato ketchip
• 2tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 200g Everyday Value carrots, diced
• 700g-800g Everyday Value baking potatoes
• 100ml semi-skimmed milk
• 100g Everyday Value Cheddar, grated
• quarter tsp thyme
• 1tsp Dijon mustard
• 1tsp cornflour

Each serving contains 390 calories, 11g sugar, 19g fat, 8.7g saturates and 1.4g salt.

Method

Heat oil in a frying pan and quickly brown the beef mince.

Add water. Crumble the beef stock cube over the mince and add the thyme. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add the carrots and onion and continue cooking for a further 15 minutes or until the mince is tender.

Stir in Heinz Tomato Ketchup and worcestershire sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Cook potatoes in boiling water until soft. Drain well and mash with the milk, mustard and cheese, reserving a third of the cheese to sprinkle on top. Season the mash to taste.

Add one tsp of cornflour to a little water and mix into the mince to thicken it slightly.

Season the mince to taste. Spoon mince and vegetables into an ovenproof dish. Top with mashed potato and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Cook at 200°C or Gas mark 6 for 15-20 minutes until potatoes are golden and mince is hot.

Serve this with peas on the side.

Tip

Keep leftover mashed potatoes and use it up the next day in Fish Cakes.

Freezing and defrosting instructions

This recipe is freezable. To defrost, leave at room temperature for 1 hour. Bake for 35 minutes 190C/ 375F/Gas mark 5.