Slow cooker shepherd’s pie
Slow cook shepherd’s pie and you’ll be rewarded with savoury, succulent mince. This recipe is also low-fat and low-calorie with three of your five-a-day
Ingredients
●1 tbsp olive oil
●1 onion, finely chopped
●3-4 thyme sprigs
●2 carrots, finely diced
●250g lean (10%) mince lamb or beef
●1 tbsp plain flour
●1 tbsp tomato purée
●400g can lentils, or white beans
●1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
For the topping
●650g potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
●250g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
●2 tbsp half-fat crème fraîche
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Method
STEP 1
Heat the slow cooker if necessary. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Tip the onions and thyme sprigs and fry for 2-3 mins. Then add the carrots and fry together, stirring occasionally until the vegetables start to brown. Stir in the mince and fry for 1-2 mins until no longer pink. Stir in the flour then cook for another 1-2 mins. Stir in the tomato purée and lentils and season with pepper and the Worcestershire sauce, adding a splash of water if you think the mixture is too dry. Scrape everything into the slow cooker.
STEP 2
Meanwhile cook both lots of potatoes in simmering water for 12-13 minutes or until they are cooked through. Drain well and then mash with the crème fraîche. Spoon this on top of the mince mixture and cook on Low for 5 hours – the mixture should be bubbling at the sides when it is ready. Crisp up the potato topping under the grill if you like.
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