Slimming World — January-February 2018

‘What can I make

ahead and freeze for

busy days?’

...asks Evelyn

Reynolds

from Chigwell,

Essex.

The mum-of-three

lost st ½lbs

at Heather Allard’s

Slimming World group in Chigwell.

She is a part-time carer.

Swede & mustard mash-topped cottage pie

Ready to heat straight from the freezer, this hearty dish won’t let you (or your weight loss) down

EVERYDAY EASY

Serves 



Ready in about  hour  minutes,

plus cooling

Low-calorie cooking spray

 onion, finely chopped

 carrots, peeled and finely chopped

 celery sticks, finely chopped

 ­­g lean beef mince ( ‚ fat or less)

 x  g cans baked beans

tbsp tomato purée

„ tbsp Worcestershire sauce

 tbsp dried mixed herbs

½ cabbage, shredded

Finely chopped fresh flat-leaf

parsley, to serve

For the topping:

ˆ­­g swede, peeled and cut

into small cubes

 ­ml vegetable stock

 tsp mustard powder

 large egg, beaten

 For the topping, boil the swede in

a large saucepan for 

    - minutes,

or until just tender. Drain and return

to the pan. Add the stock, sieve in

the mustard powder, then mash until

smooth. Leave to cool, then stir in

the beaten egg, season and set aside.

 Spray a large, non-stick frying pan

with low-calorie cooking spray and

place over a medium-high heat. Add

the onion, carrots, celery and mince

and stir-fry for -

 minutes. Stir

in the baked beans, tomato purée,

Worcestershire sauce and dried

mixed herbs, and season. Simmer

gently for 

    - minutes, or until

thickened. Transfer to a medium,

deep pie dish.

 If you’re not freezing this dish,

preheat your oven to °Cˆfan

°Cˆgas ‰. Spoon the mash over

the mince and rough up with a fork.

Bake for ‹-‹    minutes, or until the

top is golden and bubbling.

 Meanwhile, boil the cabbage

for Ž-   minutes, then drain. Remove

the cottage pie from the oven,

scatter over the parsley and

serve with the cabbage.

Syns per serving:

FREE n

TO FREEZE

The pie is ready

to freeze once

you’ve roughed up

the mash. Leave

the pie to cool

completely, cover

tightly with cling

film and freeze. To

bake from frozen,

discard the cling

film and cover with

foil. Bake at ‚ƒºC…

fan †ƒºC…gas ‡

for  hour, then

increase the heat

to ˆƒƒºC…fan

‚ƒºC…gas †,

remove the foil and

bake for a further

ˆƒ-ƒ minutes,

or until piping hot

in the centre

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