Healthy Cottage Pie

Name: Healthy Cottage Pie
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: olive oil; white onion, diced; medium carrots, diced; stalks celery, diced; 5% fat beef mince; red wine; dry red lentils; tomato paste; Worcestershire sauce; fresh or dried thyme leaves; high-quality beef stock; potatoes; celeriac; Whey Protein Neutral

with a rich beef filling and creamy celeriac mash topping

60 min

healthy cottage pie with celeriac mash and beef mince

By Izy Hossack
November 21, 2022

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A British classic dinner, a moreish combination of rich beef ragu with red wine and beef stock, topped with mashed potato. I’ve added some mashed celeriac to the topping which adds an extra layer of flavour. The neutral whey protein in the mashed topping helps to make it extra creamy and flavourful.

Ingredients

4 Persons

1 tbsp

olive oil
1

white onion, diced
2

medium carrots, diced
2

stalks celery, diced
400 g

5% fat beef mince
80 ml

red wine
75 g

dry red lentils
80 g

tomato paste
2

Worcestershire sauce
1

fresh or dried thyme leaves
700 ml

high-quality beef stock

MASH:

400 g

potatoes
400 g

celeriac
30 g

Whey Protein Neutral
30 g

low fat cream cheese

Preparation

1

Heat the olive oil in a wide, deep frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and celery with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and starting to brown – around 15 minutes. Tip onto a plate and return the pan to the stove.
2

Add the beef mince to the pan and cook, breaking it up into small pieces, until no longer pink. Pour in the red wine and use it to help you scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Tip the vegetables back in and add the lentils, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, thyme leaves and beef stock. Simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are cooked through.
3

Preheat the oven to 180C (350F).
4

Meanwhile, chop the potatoes into 4cm chunks. Peel the celeriac and chop into similar sized chunks. Place the potato and celeriac into a large pot and cover with cold water. Season the water with salt and place the pot over a high heat. Bring to the boil then turn down to simmer for 20-25 minutes until the vegetables are completely tender. Drain and return to the pot then mash until as smooth as possible and mash in the whey protein and cream cheese. Taste and season with salt, if needed.
5

Pour the beef mixture into an ovenproof baking dish. Top with the potato-celeriac mash, spreading it out evenly. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the mash is starting to brown and the sauce is bubbling. Serve the healthy cottage pie with a side of cooked peas, if you like!
1

Enjoy!