Minced beef cobbler

Minced beef cobbler

A hearty yet healthy dish that's perfect for a rainy evening, and it's low-fat too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Freezable

Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Dry-fry the mince and onion in a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Stir frequently to break up the mince, until well browned. Add the mushrooms and plain flour, followed by the stock and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer, then gently cook for 10 mins.
  2. Meanwhile, to make the cobbles, mix the self-raising flour and thyme together in a bowl. Stir in the yogurt with enough cold water to form a scone-like dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll out to the thickness of about 1.5cm and use a cutter to stamp out 12 x 5cm rounds.
  3. Stir the peas into the mince mixture, then transfer to a baking dish. Randomly place the cobbles on top of the mince, then bake for 20-25 mins, until cobbles are risen and golden brown. This is good served with horseradish sauce.

Per serving

349 kcalories, protein 35g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, sugar 5g, salt 1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2010.

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  • 25 October 2010

    Surfchick rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty indeed! Forgot to add the peas but still delicious and filling. A perfect winter warmer!

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  • 22 November 2010

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I used veggie mince for this recipe. Really stodgy and tasteless. I don't know if this was due to the veggie mince.

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  • 03 December 2010

    LouRogers rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I really enjoyed this. It was really tasty and very easy to make. Will definitely make again!

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  • 28 January 2011

    HeidiK rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this! Very tasty. Great to see a recipe using extra lean mince too - I think it tastes more 'beefy' that full fat or even reduced fat mince. Froze well, but would recommend popping a bit of foil loosley over the top when reheating as the cobblers will start to over brown!

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  • 29 January 2011

    Anna rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The mince part of this was delicious! But the underside of the cobbles were a bit stodgey, did i do something wrong?

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  • 30 January 2011

    Brandycat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so easy to make & delicious. I added button mushrooms (instead of chestnut) & baby sweetcorn, as well as the peas Will certainly be making again in the future. It was still yummy as left overs the following day.

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  • 07 March 2011

    lee lee & DD & Emzy' rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty I used leeks and also sweetcorn as I had those available and left out the mushrooms but everyone loved it very tasty and simple

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  • 08 April 2011

    masterfox rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty and simple to make. A really good weekday supper. I usually find dumplings very tasteless, but these were yummy with the yoghurt and thyme!

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  • 19 April 2011

    Arabella rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Rated for health, as well as for it's lovely flavour. The scones worked so well, like healthy dumplings. I'll do this regularly. I splashed a bit of red in mine. :)

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  • 03 August 2011

    Mealy rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Good recipe. Can be tarted up with a splash of wine, or some chilli or other herbs. I added a bit of grated cheese to the top of the dumplings and made traditional ones with veg suet as I didnt have yoghurt to hand. Will try the yog versions next time though. used tinned mushrooms - no fresh ones to hand, and i don't think it makes a huge difference in something like this. Would probably add a few more veg, or serve more veg on the side to make it less MEAT!!

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  • 25 October 2011

    lurvlyloz rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    average reciepe. not sure if my cobblers were wrong. they tasted ok but they didnt look right. probably wont bother making again

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  • 09 November 2011

    EileenG rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Sorry but this doesn't look very appetising, I think my recipe for this is much nicer, go to Hubpages.com and look for me, Eileen Goodall and I would love to know what you think.

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  • 15 January 2012

    Ashley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wooah! Amazing! So much better than I thought it would be. Didn't have mushrooms, but decided to experiment and add a can of green lentils, and a mix of beef and mushroom stock. Honestly, don't know if I've eaten anything better!

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  • 09 February 2012

    Julie Tulip rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Family really enjoyed this. Good old fashioned wholesome grub for a chilly evening! I had a couple of carrots, a parsnip and quarter of a swede that needed using up, so I diced them and added them to the stew mix. I also added a splash of red wine. Very nice ... think I slightly overcooked my scones though as they were a tad crispy, but lovely texture inside and underneath. YUM

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  • 09 February 2012

    Julie Tulip commented on this recipe

    ps Forgot to say, that one of mine was made with quorn mince and the other with beef. Quorn version was tasty ... think the red wine and fish-free worcester sauce added nice taste to it.

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  • 12 February 2012

    bambi1011 commented on this recipe

    I thought this recipe was delicious and my children loved it!

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  • 25 February 2012

    Laura commented on this recipe

    I made this with my flatmates and it was a huge success even though I forgot to add the Worcestershire sauce.

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  • 25 April 2012

    poppy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A firm family favourite.I used to add a tin of campbells condensed oxtail soup to this but now can only get ordinary oxtail soup.still makes a great addition to taste and consistency. Try it !!

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  • 16 July 2012

    caroline rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Good recipe. My fussy son ate all the meat mixture but not the cobbles. I also had to cook the mushrooms separately (we love them but he hates them!). As a result, this amount only feeds three. I also found that this quantity of dough only makes 8-9 cobbles. Since I expected my son would not eat them, this was not a problem!

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  • 13 August 2012

    Kelli rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Super tasty, even though the biscuits didn't rise very much. This may replace shepherd's pie in our weekly menu.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Freezable

Low-fat, Super healthy

Ingredients

  • 500g pack extra-lean beef mince
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 140g baby chestnut mushrooms , halved
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 500ml beef stock
  • few shakes Worcestershire sauce
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 1 tbsp chopped thyme
  • 4 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt
  • 140g frozen peas
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Per serving

349 kcalories, protein 35g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, sugar 5g, salt 1 g

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