Cheap eat recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive oil, minced beef, carrot, tomato puree, red lentil, beef stock, frozen pea, potato, cauliflower, milk, butter and mature cheddar.
Beef & lentil cottage pie with cauliflower & potato topping
Course: Cheap eat
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- Milk: 150ml milk
- Carrot: 1 large carrot, coarsely grated
- Butter: 50g butter
- Red Lentil: 200g red lentil
- Tomato Puree: 1 tbsp tomato puree
- Frozen Pea: 140g frozen pea
- Potato: 1 1/4 kg potato, cubed
- Cauliflower: 1 large cauliflower (about 400g), cut into florets
- Beef Stock: 600ml beef stock
- Mature Cheddar: 100g mature cheddar, grated
- Minced Beef: 250g minced beef
Directions
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 4. Heat the oil in a large pan and add the minced beef. Cook for 5 mins until browned all over, then add the carrot and cook for 2 mins more.
- Stir in the tomato puree and add seasoning. Cook for a few mins, then add the lentils and stock. Simmer for 20 mins, then stir in the peas.
- Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil and add the potatoes. Simmer for 15 mins, then add the cauliflower and simmer for a further 10 mins until the veg is tender.
- Drain, then return the veg to the pan for a few mins to dry out. add the milk, butter and seasoning, and mash together. Finally, add the cheese, reserving a handful, and mix well. Cover and put aside 500g of the mash mix for the sausage recipe tomorrow (see 'goes well with', right).
- Spoon the mince into a large roasting dish, about 30 x 20cm, and spoon the mash over the top. Sprinkle with cheese and bake until golden, about 30 mins.
