Cottage pie with cauliflower cheese topping

Name: Cottage pie with cauliflower cheese topping
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 Essential Onion, roughly chopped; 1 large Essential Carrot, roughly chopped; 2 tsp rosemary leaves; 2 tbsp olive oil; 400 g Essential British Beef Mince 10% Fat; 150 g red split lentils; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 beef stock cube; 600 ml boiling water; 500 g Essential Potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks; 1 medium cauliflower, cut into florets; 100 ml creme fraiche; 100 g Essential Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated

Adding lentils to the beefy filling (and topping it with cheesy mash) offers an interesting twist to a classic cottage pie.

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Serves6
CourseMain meal
Prepare15 mins
Cook1 hr
Total time1 hr 15 mins

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Ingredients

1 Essential Onion, roughly chopped
1 large Essential Carrot, roughly chopped
2 tsp rosemary leaves
2 tbsp olive oil
400g Essential British Beef Mince 10% Fat
150g red split lentils
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 beef stock cube
600ml boiling water
500g Essential Potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
1 medium cauliflower, cut into florets
100ml creme fraiche
100g Essential Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6. Place the onion, carrot and rosemary in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and add the mixture and gently cook for 6 minutes, until softened but not coloured.
Add the beef mince and mix with the vegetables, cooking for 2 minutes until browned and breaking up with a wooden spoon. Add the red lentils and tomato purée and cook for 1 minute. Mix together the stock cube and water and stir into the pan. Cook gently for 20 minutes without a lid, until the lentils are tender.
Meanwhile, place the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes then add the cauliflower and cook for a further 7 minutes until the potatoes and cauliflower are very soft when pierced with a knife. Drain well and return to the pan with the crème fraîche, cheese and a pinch of salt and mash together until you have a creamy yet coarse mash.
Spoon the beef and lentil mix into a 35x25cm ovenproof dish then spoon the mash on top leaving it quite rough for a crispy crust. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden, crusty and bubbling.