Quorn Cottage Pie With Cauliflower Rice
Try our delicious recipe for a healthier cottage pie. Made with Quorn Mince and green lentils then topped with cauliflower rice, this tasty dish is low in fat and saturated fat and high in protein.
- Vegetarian Mince Recipes
- Pie & Pastry Recipes
- Winter Comfort Food Recipes
- Healthy Vegetarian Recipes
Serves 4
55 mins
A Little Effort
297 cals
(Per serving)
7 g fat
25 g protein
(Per serving)
Made with Quorn Vegetarian Meat-Free Mince
Gluten free
Low in saturated fat
Soy-free
High in protein
Ingredients
- 300g Quorn Vegetarian Meat-Free Mince
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 celery stick, chopped
- 2 medium carrot, chopped
- 100g dried, green lentils, washed
- 2 tbsp Vegetarian Worcestershire Sauce
- 600ml hot vegetable stock
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- 1½ tbsp tomato puree
- ½ tbsp. cornflour dissolved in 1 tbsp cold water Ingredients for the topping
- 1 large cauliflower, cut into florets
- A large pinch of salt and black pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 25g vegetarian Italian hard cheese
Method
- Place the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, lentils, vegetarian Worcestershire sauce, stock and mixed herbs in a large pan. Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for approximately 35-40 minutes until the lentils are cooked
- Meanwhile, blitz the cauliflower florets in a food processor until the granules are approximately rice sized or slightly larger. Place in a microwaveable bowl with the seasoning and cook on full power for 5 minutes. Uncover carefully, stir then recover and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the egg and half of the grated cheese
- Pre-heat the grill to a medium high setting
- Add the tomato puree and the cornflour to the filling mixture and stir until thickened. Stir in the Quorn Mince cover and cook for a further 8 minutes. Pour into an oven proof container. Top with the blitzed cauliflower, sprinkle over the remaining cheese and grill until golden brown
Serve with a selection of freshly steamed vegetables.
Did you know? Cauliflower counts towards our 5-A-DAY and is a good source of vitamin C.
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