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Easy Shepherds Pie with sneaky leeks

A delicious Easy Shepherds Pie with sneaky leeks added!
Course Main
Cuisine English
Keyword cottage Pie, dinner, leeks, Shepherds Pie, winter
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 585kcal

Ingredients

  • 750 g Lean Minced Beef Steak Max 5% fat
  • 1 Clove garlic crushed
  • 1 Large White Onion roughly chopped
  • 2 Carrots chopped small
  • Small box Button Mushrooms halved
  • Handful Cherry Tomatoes halved
  • 2 Oxo Cubes
  • Freshly ground Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Litre Water
  • 4 Leeks sliced into rounds
  • Knob of butter
  • 1 Tablespoon gravy granules
  • 600 g Potatoes peeled and cut in half
  • 100 g Matured Cheddar Cheese Grated

Instructions

  • Preheat oven 180C/350F/Gas4
  • In a pan add the minced beef, garlic onion and fry off until the mince is brown
  • Add the carrots, mushrooms and tomatoes and crumbled Oxo Cubes & Black Pepper- fry off for a final 5 Minutes
  • Add the water and stir, pop in the oven for 1 1/2 - 2 hours - with no lid - stir after 30 minutes
  • In a separate pan add the butter and sweat off the leeks for 10 minutes, leave on one side In a pan
  • Boil the potatoes and reduce to simmer for approx. 25 minutes until tender, drain and mash well, you do not need milk or butter
  • Remove Mince from Oven - stir in quickly 1 Tbs Gravy granules
  • CONSTRUCT
  • Tip the mince into an oven proof dish
  • Pop leeks on top
  • Next the mashed potato Then sprinkle with the grated Cheddar Cheese
  • Pop it in the oven at 200C/400F/Gas 6 until piping hot and crispy on top (approx. 30 - 40 mins)- dig in …..

Notes

*** All Nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide 

Nutrition

Calories: 585kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 150mg | Sodium: 857mg | Potassium: 1609mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 6927IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 284mg | Iron: 8mg