Shepherd's pie
- Age: 12–18 months (Family food)
- Texture: Family meal
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 50 min
- Makes: 2 adults and 2 children
Ingredients
- 300 g lamb mince
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 300 ml unsalted stock
- 3 potatoes
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp butter
Contains: Milk
Method
- Brown the mince with the onion and carrot; add the purée and stock and simmer 20 minutes.
- Boil and mash the potatoes with the milk and butter.
- Top the mince with the mash and bake at 200 °C for 25 minutes.
- Serve your child's portion; salt the adults' plates.
Safety: Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults.
Storage: Fridge 3 days, freezer 2 months.
Tip: The lamb version of the cottage pie. Lamb is rich in iron and zinc, and mince is the easiest form of it for a toddler.
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