Name: Spicy pies with sweet potato mash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1kg sweet potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks; 2 tbsp milk; 50g mature cheddar finely grated; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 2 onions halved and sliced; 500g lean beef mince (5% fat); 1 tbsp smoked paprika plus extra for sprinkling; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp mild chilli powder; 1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder; 400g can black-eyed beans; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 1large green pepper diced; 326g can of sweetcorn in water; broccoli or salad, to serve (optional); broccoli

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Spicy pies with sweet potato mash

Spicy pies with sweet potato mash

Sara Buenfeld

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

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This pie is loosely based on the flavours of an American sloppy joe, but we've topped it with mash as an alternative to the traditional cottage pie

Freezable

Gluten-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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For the mash

1kg sweet potatoes

peeled and cut into large chunks
2 tbsp milk
50g mature cheddar

finely grated

For the mince

1 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 onions

halved and sliced
500g lean beef mince

(5% fat)
1 tbsp smoked paprika

plus extra for sprinkling
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp mild chilli powder
1 tbsp vegetable bouillon powder
400g can black-eyed beans
400g can chopped tomatoes
1large green pepper

diced
326g can of sweetcorn

in water
broccoli

or salad, to serve (optional)
broccoli

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Nutrition: per pie

kcal452

low
fat11g

low
saturates4g
carbs52g
sugars23g
fibre13g
protein29g
salt0.8g

Method

step 1

Boil the sweet potato for 15 mins or until tender, taking care not to overcook.
step 2

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large, deep, non-stick frying pan. Add the onions, cover and cook for 8 mins or until softened and starting to colour. Stir in the mince, breaking it up with a wooden spoon until browned. Stir in all the spices and bouillon, then add the beans with their liquid, the tomatoes and pepper. Cover and simmer for 20 mins. Stir in the corn with its liquid, season and take off the heat.
step 3

While the mince cooks, mash the potatoes with the milk to make a stiff mash. Spoon the mince into six individual pie dishes, top each with some mash, then sprinkle over the cheese and a little paprika.
step 4

The pies can now be frozen. If eating straight away, put under a hot grill until piping hot and the cheese is melted. To cook from frozen, thaw completely, then reheat in the oven on a baking tray at 180C/160C fan/ gas 4 for 30-40 mins or until piping hot throughout. Serve with broccoli or a salad, if you like, which will take you to all 5 of your 5-a-day.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2017

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