Shepherd's pie potatoes

Shepherd's pie potatoes

A perfect supper for one or ten people

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 1

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 - 50 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Melt half the butter in a non-stick pan. Cook the onion for 3-4 mins, then increase the heat and add the mince. Fry for a further 3-4 mins until the beef has browned. Stir in the stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato purée and some seasoning. Gently bubble for 15-20 mins until the mince is tender and the sauce has thickened.
  2. To assemble, cut the jacket potato in half lengthways and scoop the flesh into a small bowl, leaving the skin intact. Mash the potato with the remaining butter and season well. Divide the mince between the potato skins, then cover with the mash. Transfer the potatoes to a baking dish, sprinkle with cheese, then bake for 15-20 mins until golden. Serve with your favourite veg.

Per serving

779 kcalories, protein 50.0g, carbohydrate 79.0g, fat 31.0 g, saturated fat 15.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 2.43 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2007.

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  • 08 November 2007

    Tom's Recipe commented on this recipe

    Im sorry, but you do know shepherd's pie is made with Lamb? This dish is made with beef, so should be called cottage pie potato's

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  • 12 November 2007

    Ellie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Really tasty but took far too long to make! However the mince itself tastes really nice in a wrap with salad and cheese.

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  • Binder photo Dav

    28 November 2007

    Dav rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was incredible, well worth the time it took to prepare! Can prepare more and you'll have a tasty cold snack for when you're feeling peckish in those early morning hours.

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  • 18 March 2008

    alizon commented on this recipe

    Delicious i also make them with leftover chilli or spagetti bolognase. Well worth the wait we love them.

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  • 30 March 2008

    Ellie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    very tasty and very filling!

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  • 14 July 2008

    georgina commented on this recipe

    Much more visually appealing and appetizing than a huge cream field of mashed potato in a dish. A little fiddly but not difficult. As somebody else mentioned - a filling snack, even cold. Would work just as well with a bolognese or chilli con carne sauce.

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  • 14 July 2008

    georgina rated this recipe

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  • 13 August 2008

    Girl Flower rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The end result was very yummy. It was however really fiddly and messy to make and took a long time. I thought afterwards that I would rather have had a normal shepherds pie to show for all my efforts. Boyfriend thought they were great though so looks like I might be making them again anyway!

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  • 13 August 2008

    Girl Flower commented on this recipe

    The end result was very yummy. It was however really fiddly and messy to make and took a long time. I thought afterwards that I would rather have had a normal shepherds pie to show for all my efforts. Boyfriend thought they were great though so looks like I might be making them again anyway!

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  • 10 February 2009

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These were brilliant, we scoffed them before heading down to the pub to watch the rugby, perfect to line the stomach! I just served them with broccoli.

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  • 01 March 2009

    SOOTY rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for a party and they went down a treat. Didn't take much prep and looked really great with the melted cheese on top. I will definately be making these for dinner in the future!

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  • 24 July 2009

    Luke rated this recipe

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    02 August 2009

    caz commented on this recipe

    will definatly make this again, proper comfort food, so much easier than peeling and mashing potatoes.

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  • 26 September 2009

    asterixx20 rated this recipe

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  • 21 October 2009

    welsh_sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I LOVE this recipe. It is well worth it and makes a delicious meal.

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  • 24 August 2010

    Coco Loco rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe! Tasty, filling and easy. I also agree that it would be just as nice with leftover bolognese or chilli. Will definately be making again.

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  • 19 November 2010

    Daniel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've made this dish several times now, always goes down a treat! Very easy to do and so tasty :)

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  • 04 March 2011

    Andrew commented on this recipe

    It hardly seemed worth the electricity using the oven for one potato so I used the cornish pasty recipe on this site and baked them at the same time for the freezer , the potato and pasties were both great

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  • 04 March 2011

    Andrew rated this recipe

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    13 March 2011

    Jo commented on this recipe

    Loved this and so did my children! I cooked and froze double the amount of mince as well to use as a base for other meals in future

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 1

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 - 50 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp butter
  • ½ onion , chopped
  • 140g lean minced beef
  • 250ml beef stock
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 large jacket potato , baked
  • small handful grated cheddar
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Per serving

779 kcalories, protein 50.0g, carbohydrate 79.0g, fat 31.0 g, saturated fat 15.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 2.43 g

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