RecipesMexican-style mini veg cottage pies
The comfort-food fave gets a veggie makeover with sweet potato mash and a spicy veg and bean mix
The comfort-food fave gets a veggie makeover with sweet potato mash and a spicy veg and bean mix
By Asda Good Living,27th January 2021

Cook: 1 Hour 15 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: 98p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 675g serving contains
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
310kj/74kcal
Ingredients
800g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 onions, finely chopped
2 large carrots, chopped
1tsp rapeseed oil
2 peppers, deseeded and chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 red chilli, chopped, plus extra, sliced, to serve
35g taco seasoning
1tsp mixed dried herbs
400g tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed
400g chopped tomatoes
100g dried red lentils, rinsed
½ reduced-salt veg stock cube made up to 200ml
Juice and zest 1 lime
100ml Asda 50% Less Fat Crème Fraîche
Coriander sprigs, to serve
Method
1Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
2Put the sweet potatoes in a pan of water and simmer for 20 mins until soft.
3Meanwhile, put the onions and carrots in a pan with the oil and cook for 10 mins. Add the peppers and cook for 5 mins.
4Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 2 mins. Add the taco seasoning and herbs; cook for 2 mins. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, lentils and stock. Bring to the boil; simmer for 20 mins.
5Divide the veg mixture between 4 individual ovenproof dishes (or put in 1 large dish) and level out.
6Drain the potatoes, return to the pan and season with pepper. Mash until smooth, then stir in the lime juice.
7Top the veg mix in the bowls with the mash. Cook in the oven for 25 mins. Serve topped with the lime zest, crème fraîche, sliced chillies, coriander and black pepper.