Lunch · British

British cottage pie cups, lightened

Individual portions of spiced ground beef topped with mashed sweet potato.

Serves
2
Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
45 min
  • High-protein here means at least 20 g of protein a serving, and at least 20% of its calories.
  • Gluten-free here means no wheat or gluten; oats and soy sauce count as gluten.
  • Dairy-free here means no milk, cheese, butter, yogurt or cream.

Ingredients

For 2 servings
  • 300 g ground beef, lean
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 medium carrots, diced
  • 200 g canned diced tomatoes
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 400 g sweet potato, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Method

  1. Boil the sweet potato for 15 minutes until tender, then drain and mash with the olive oil.

  2. Brown the ground beef with the onion and carrots in a pan for 8 minutes.

  3. Stir in the diced tomatoes and thyme, then simmer for 8 minutes until thickened.

  4. Season with black pepper and portion the beef mixture into containers.

  5. Top each portion with mashed sweet potato and reheat before eating.

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