Keto cottage pie with cauliflower mash

Name: Keto cottage pie with cauliflower mash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 lb ground beef (93% lean); 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped; 2 sticks celery, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, grated; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp dried thyme; 2/3 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 cup beef broth; 1 1/2 cups green beans, cut in 2.5 cm (1-inch) lengths; 2 lb florets (1 large head) cauliflower; 3 tbsp butter; 2 oz light cream cheese; 1/2 cup grated (2 oz) cheddar cheese, sharp

Beef, celery and green beans in a savoury tomato gravy, under a thick, buttery blanket of cauliflower mash that browns in the oven with a little sharp cheddar. It has everything you want from a cottage pie on a cold night, and it freezes well.

Time: 90 min (20 prep + 70 cook)
Servings: 6
Per serving: 424 kcal
Protein: 39 g

Servings6

Ingredients

2 lb ground beef (93% lean)
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried thyme
2/3 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 cup beef broth
1 1/2 cups green beans, cut in 2.5 cm (1-inch) lengths

Cauliflower mash

2 lb florets (1 large head) cauliflower
3 tbsp butter
2 oz light cream cheese

1/2 cup grated (2 oz) cheddar cheese, sharp

Steps

Brown the beef with the onion and celery in a large pan over medium-high heat, breaking up the beef, for 10 minutes until it colours and is cooked through (160°F). Pour off any fat.
Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, Worcestershire, thyme, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the broth and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until thick.
Stir in the green beans, simmer 5 minutes more, and spread it in a 23 × 33 cm (9 × 13-inch) baking dish.
Heat the oven to 375°F. While the filling simmers, boil the cauliflower in salted water for 8–10 minutes until very tender. Drain it thoroughly and let it steam dry in the colander for 5 minutes, then blend with the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add salt to taste.
Spread the mash over the beef, rough up the top with a fork and scatter over the cheddar. Bake 25–30 minutes until bubbling at the edges and golden. Rest 10 minutes. It keeps 4 days in the fridge and freezes 3 months; reheat covered at 350°F for 25 minutes or in the microwave.

Good to know

Why is my mash runny?

Cauliflower holds a lot of water. Let it steam dry in the colander for a full 5 minutes, and press it gently with a towel before blending.

Can I make it a shepherd's pie?

Yes: use ground lamb for the beef, at about 47 instead of 60.

Alternative

69with lentils, not ketoCottage pie with lentils and cauliflower mash

Per

Calories: 121
Protein: (38%); 11 g
Fat: (51%); 7 g
Carbohydrates: (11%); 4 g
of which sugar: 2 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 209 mg

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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How

As written, 2544 kcal goes into the pot and 2592 g of ingredients comes out as about 2097 g of food: 121 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.

Keto cottage pie with cauliflower mash