Cottage pie with sweet potato topping

• Beef mince 20-25% fat500g
• Brown onions150g
• Carrots200g
• Frozen garden peas150g
• Gravy granules30g
• Sweet potatoes900g
• Butter20g

Plus salt and pepper. About £4.83 for the amounts used.

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6).

2. 2

   Peel 900g sweet potatoes, cut into chunks and boil for 12-15 minutes until soft. Drain and mash with 20g butter.

3. 3

   Fry 500g beef mince with 1 chopped onion and 200g diced carrots for 10 minutes. Add 30g gravy granules and 300ml boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes, adding 150g frozen peas for the last 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Tip into a baking dish and spread the sweet potato on top.

5. 5

   Bake for 25 minutes until the top starts to brown.