Healthy swap recipe: Cottage Pie with Sweet potato
“Home-cooked meals are higher in nutrients, lower in trans fats, saturated fats, sodium and calories and don’t contain any unknown additives and fillers.” – Food Revolution, 2012
This week in the spotlight we have a quick and easy healthy take on that family classic – Cottage Pie with Sweet potato, giving an interesting flavour twist to this classic family favourite.
Healthy Cottage Pie recipe:
- Peel and chop sweet potatoes, add to water and boil until al dente. (£1.89 per 1kg*)
- While the potatoes are cooking, peel and slice carrots, onion and celery
- Sautee onion, carrot, celery in a little oil and add mince meat (extra lean if possible), continue cooking until mince is browned (£4 for all*)
- Add chopped tomatoes, Worchester sauce and herbs to the mince meat (£0.79* assuming Worchester sauce and herbs in store cupboard at home, better to use them than have them gather dust and go out of date!)
- Bring the now fabulous aromatic mince mix to boil then simmer and stir in frozen peas (£0.50*)
- Drain potato, mash and add seasoning, butter and milk if desired
- Pour mince, veg and sauce into bottom of an oven proof dish, top with the sweet potato mash and bake in the oven for 30 minutes
- Add cheese to the mash topping if desired, et voila, bon appetite!
Serves: 4
Total preparation time: 15minutes
Total cooking time: 1 hour (however this meal can be cooked at the weekend and frozen)
Total Cost: £7.18* or £1.80* per person
Versus
Meal for one from Sainsbury’s – frozen Cottage Pie at a cost of £1.69* (to feed 4 = £6.76*)
Or
Meal for one from Tesco – frozen Cottage Pie at a cost of £1.75* (to feed 4 = £7.00*)
The above comparisons are all made using regular potatoes and nowhere near the vegetable quantities in our yummie recipe! Give it a try tonight.
* As per 27th Feb 2013 Food Revolution volunteer’s research
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