Quick Weeknights Shepherd’s Pie

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

Author: Katrina

Serves: 7

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 brown onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 stick celery, chopped
• 1 kg lamb mince
• ¼ cup plain flour
• 1½ cups beef stock
• ½ cup BBQ sauce
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup frozen peas
• 4 desiree potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 40g butter
• 125ml milk
• ¾ cup tasty cheese

Instructions

1. Cook potato in saucepan of boiling water for 15-20 minutes, until tender
2. Heat oil in large fry pan
3. Cook onion, carrot and celery, stirring until softened
4. Add mince and cook, stirring 5 minutes or until browned, break up any lumps
5. Add flour cook and stir for 2 minutes
6. Add stock, sauces and peas to the pan
7. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until sauce has thickened
8. When potato is ready drain and return to pan
9. Add butter and mash until smooth
10. Gradually add milk, stirring to combine. You may not need all the milk as you don’t want runny mash. Season with salt and pepper
11. Spoon mince mixture into a large 10cup casserole dish
12. Spread the potato mash over the mince and sprinkle with cheese
13. Place dish under grill and leave until cheese is golden brown
14. Serve immediately with vegetables

Notes

I prefer to use beef mince, but shepherds pie is traditioanlly used with lamb mince

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Homemade Sausage Rolls

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

Author: Katrina

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 250g sausage mince
• 250g beef mince
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 carrot, shredded
• ½ cup breadcrumbs
• 1 tlb tomato paste
• 1 tlb BBQ sauce
• 2 eggs
• 3 sheets puff pastry, thawed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Cut each pastry sheet in half
3. Combine sausage mince, beef, onion, carrot, breadcrumbs, paste, sauce and 1 egg into a bowl
4. Use hands to combine all ingredients together
5. Divide mixture into six
6. Roll each portion into a long sausage and place onto each onto a pastry half
7. Fold pastry sheet tightly over to seal
8. Cut each long roll into 3
9. Beat remaining egg in a small bowl, brush egg over pastry
10. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes

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top with remaining carbonara and cheese

Chicken and Spinach Lasange

Chicken and Spinach Lasagne

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour

 

Recipe type: Main Meal

Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 1 cup grated tasty cheese
• ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped
• 500g chicken mince
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 400g can crushed tomatoes with basil flavours
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 fresh lasagne sheets (I use Latina)
• 1 425g Latina carbonara sauce
• Salad leaves, to serve

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 160C
2. Have ready a large 6 cup rectangle casserole dish, greased
3. Combine cheeses in a bowl
4. Heat oil in a frying pan
5. Cook onion, stirring until softened
6. Add mince, cook break up with wooden spoon, stirring occasionally until browned
7. Add spinach, tomato, tomato paste and oregano
8. Cook for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened
9. Spoon a tablespoon of carbonara sauce over the base of casserole dish, spread
10. Place 1 lasange sheet, in dish
11. Spoon one-third chicken mixture into prepared dish. Top with one-quarter carbonara sauce, one-quarter cheese mixture and then another lasagne sheet
12. Repeat with chicken mixture, cheese, and lasagne sheet to form 3 layers
13. Spoon last quarter of carbonara sauce onto last lasange sheet, sprinkle with remaining cheese
14. Bake for 30 minutes until golden

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