Simple Way to Prepare Favorite Easy, Low Fat Cottage Pie

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, easy, low fat cottage pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Easy, Low Fat Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Easy, Low Fat Cottage Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy, low fat cottage pie using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy, Low Fat Cottage Pie:

1. Prepare 120 g lean 5% fat beef mince,
2. Prepare 425 g mash potato, (ready made, available in most supermarkets),
3. Take Half an onion, chopped finely,
4. Get Half a large vine tomato, chopped finely,
5. Make ready 1/2 tsp dried parsley,
6. Make ready 1/2 tsp garlic granules,
7. Get 4 tsp beef gravy granules,
8. Get 1 good dash or two of Worcester sauce,
9. Prepare 100 ml water, boiled,
10. Get Salt and pepper to season,
11. Make ready 30 g 50% reduced fat cheddar cheese, grated,
12. Prepare 7 g unsalted butter, (around 1/2 tbsp),
13. Take Frylight for frying, I used sunflower oil,
14. Take Dried parsley to garnish. (Optional)

Steps to make Easy, Low Fat Cottage Pie:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 (fan). In a medium saucepan over a medium heat add Frylight to cover the base of the pan. Once warm add the chopped onions and cook whilst stirring occasionally for around 4-5 minutes until they soften and begin to turn translucent.
2. Add in the beef mince and break up into small pieces in the saucepan and mix together with the onions. Season with salt and pepper. Add a couple more sprays of Frylight if it's needed so the meat doesn't dry out or stick to the pan. Once the meat is browned add the dry herbs and garlic and combine.
3. Boil 100ml of water and set aside. Add in the chopped tomato to the saucepan. Cook for another minute whilst stirring occasionally. Add the beef gravy granules and Worcester sauce then the boiled water, stir everything together. Leave to simmer over a medium to low heat until the sauce reduces by half and thickens.
4. Turn off the hob and set the meat mixture aside. Take the ready made mash, (you can of course make your own, but this is for convenience in this instance and it's available to buy in the fresh section of most supermarkets). Microwave the mash for two minutes to soften. Add the butter to the mash plus a little salt and pepper to season and give a mix so it's a nice soft, smooth consistency.
5. Spoon the meat mixture into a perspex/oven proof dish, and even out flat with the back of a spoon. Next add the fluffy mash on top, and using a fork neatly take it right up to the sides so it completely covers the meat layer and there's no gaps, this is to prevent leaks. Sprinkle over the grated cheese neatly, right up to the edges.
6. Bake the cottage pie on a middle shelf until warmed through for around 15-20 minutes, until the cheese is golden and bubbly. Note: If you want, for the final 5 mins of cooking you can grill it to get the cheese even more golden.
7. Remove from the oven and garnish with a little dried parsley. This is lovely served on its own or with some vegetables on the side. Enjoy! :)

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