Cheesy Cauliflower Topped Pie
I had a cauliflower sitting in my kitchen that was just begging to be made into something delicious. Some of you may now be thinking, cauliflower and delicious do not go in the same category in my book. Well you may be persuaded after trying this. After all, who can resist yummy golden melted cheese that covers almost every morsel of cauliflower florets? Even better is that the cheesy cauliflower covers a meat filling making a delicious meal packed full of healthy vegetables.
Slimming Eats Recipe
Extra Easy – 0.5 syns and 1 HEa per serving
Original – 0.5 syns and 1 HEa per serving (omit peas)
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- 1 head of cauliflower
- 450g of extra lean minced beef
- 1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
- 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic
- fresh thyme
- 1 large carrot, grated
- ½ cup of frozen peas
- 600ml of beef stock
- 1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon of onion powder
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch (2 syns)
- 2 tablespoons of tomato puree
- black pepper
- 56g parmesan (2 HEas)
- 84g of mozzarella (2 HEas)
- Low calorie spray
- Fresh Italian Parsley
- Separate cauliflower into florets and steam over a large saucepan of water for approx 10-15mins until softened. Drain add to a bowl along with the parmesan and a pinch of salt and black pepper and roughly mash (don’t over mash, as it should still have some chunks of cauliflowr.
- Spray a frying pan over a medium high heat with some low calories spray and add the onion, celery, garlic, and carrot and fry until softened.
- Add the mince and thyme and cook until browned.
- Add the stock, onion powder, garlic salt, tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce. In a small bowl mix the cornstarch with a couple of tablespoon of cold water and then add to the meat mixture and stir. Bring to the boil and then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 15-20 mins.
- Preheat oven to 180c or 350f (gas mark 4)
- Add the meat mixture to an oven proof dish. Stir in the frozen peas
- Top with the cheesy cauliflower and then scatter the mozzarella over the top.
- Bake in the oven for approx 40-45 mins or until cheese is melted and golden.
- Top with some fresh chopped Italian parsley
- Enjoy!!
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Approx. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
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per serving |
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Calories |
330 |
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Fat |
13.2g |
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Saturated Fat |
6.7g |
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Total Carbohydrate |
13.9g |
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Dietary Fibre |
3.3g |
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Sugars |
5.1g |
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Protein |
37.7g |
Filed under: beef, below 2 syns, Extra Easy, main course, Original, vegetables
