Sweet potato shepherd's pie

Sweet potato shepherd's pie

The classic family supper gets a lighter makeover that's freezable too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hr

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat a non-stick pan and dry fry the mince until browned. Add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic and fry for 5 minutes. Stir in the stock, Worcester sauce, Marmite, lentils and some seasoning. Simmer for 10 minutes or until saucy. Meanwhile boil or steam the sweet potato until tender. Drain then mash with the crème fraîche. Add the chives.
  2. Heat the oven to 200C/fan oven 180C/gas 6. Transfer the mince to an ovenproof dish. Add the mash. Cook for 30 minutes until bubbling.

Per serving

414 kcalories, protein 22.6g, carbohydrate 72.7g, fat 5.7 g, saturated fat 2.4g, fibre 12.5g, salt 1.61 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2011.

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  • 20 October 2011

    Tricia commented on this recipe

    Made this yesterday morning and had it for dinner that night. All the flavours had come together creating a very delicious autumnal meal. Well done Olive. Fantastic.

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  • 20 October 2011

    Tricia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 20 October 2011

    Joanas commented on this recipe

    Tried this and it was great lentils an added texture and sweet pototoes yummy

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  • 03 November 2011

    Doctor Watson rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Magic. A delicious meal that has renewed my fondness for shepherd's pie. And so simple to prepare.

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    11 November 2011

    Abi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just added a extra tbsp of worcestershire sauce for a bit more taste. Thumbs up from me :-)

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  • 18 November 2011

    Alister rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, Simple and tastes amazing!

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  • 24 November 2011

    smiler01 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night was so tasty for being a lighter version. Will definetly be making this again, yummy!

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  • 29 November 2011

    MARION rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this for a dinner party (8 of us so doubled the mixture). More than enough, and had a little bit left over for another meal. Lots of favourable comments. Really tasty and very easy to make. Will certainly make it again - may add an extra tbsp of worcestershire sauce, otherwise it is perfect as it is. .

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  • 01 December 2011

    elisabethz commented on this recipe

    Delicious! used puy lentils, added a shot of red wine, some thyme and used a regular potato to meet the quota.

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  • 02 December 2011

    pamichan25 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    LOVED this recipe. Melt in your mouth fantastic. Forgot the Marmite but added a small bit of extra Worchester sauce. Really easy to make. Great recipe for working Mums

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  • 15 December 2011

    Karenski3 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great dish, especially in winter. Added a bit more worcestershire sauce as had no marmite and noticed that tip from the other reviews, worked very nicely! Very nice flavours and loads leftover as was just cooking for two.

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  • Binder photo Jen

    23 January 2012

    Jen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for my boyfriend and I've never seen him so happy! I added extra Worcester sauce too, the marmite worked too- a pleasant surprise!! Yuuuuum.

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  • 14 March 2012

    Lucyn rated this recipe

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  • 04 April 2012

    Wardy81 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this last week and it was superb. I will be making it for my girlfriends family in Norway when we head over next week.

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  • 23 May 2012

    Janey B rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made a veggie version adding quorn and some tinned tomatoes and substituting veggie stock. My husband loved it.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hr

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 250g extra-lean mince
  • 2 onions , chopped
  • 3 carrots , diced
  • 2 celery sticks , diced
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 200ml lamb stock
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Marmite
  • 1 x 400g tin lentils , drained
  • 1kg sweet potatoes , chopped
  • 2 tbsp half fat crème fraîche
  • 1 bunch chives , snipped
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Per serving

414 kcalories, protein 22.6g, carbohydrate 72.7g, fat 5.7 g, saturated fat 2.4g, fibre 12.5g, salt 1.61 g

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