Healthy shepherd’s pie

Name: Healthy shepherd’s pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely chopped; 400g/14oz lamb mince; 2 tbsp plain flour; 2 carrots (approximately 100g/3½oz each), peeled, finely grated; 2 courgettes (approximately 175g/6oz each), peeled, finely grated; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 200ml/7fl oz just-boiled water; ½ tsp dried mixed herbs; 1 lamb stock cube; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 800g/1lb 12oz floury potatoes, peeled, chopped into cubes; 50g/2oz butter; 4 tbsp milk; 100g/3½oz mature Cheddar, coarsely grated; 1 small cauliflower (approximately 650g/1lb 7oz), trimmed, stalk removed, finely grated

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h

This healthy shepherd's pie is perfect if your kids are fussy eaters. It's not exactly cheating by hiding their five-a-day inside. And even if it is, no jury will convict you! Plus this pie is freezer friendly so perfect for making in advance. This meal served as six portions provides 466 kcal, 27g protein, 36g carbohydrate (of which 10g sugars), 24g fat (of which 13g saturates), 8g fibre and 1g salt per portion.

Updated at: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:13:33 GMT