Make the ultimate meal, with this Spiralized Butternut Squash Topped Meat Pie
So I really fancied a cottage pie type dish. Usually I prefer to top with a mixture of regular and sweet potato like in this yummy Cottage Pie or a more rustic potato topping like in these Mini Cottage Pies, but of course potatoes are off the menu.
I've done swede and carrot or mashed cauliflower toppings before, but really fancied something different tonight. Normally when I feel like that, I browse the fridge and pantry for inspiration.
I love butternut squash, it's such a yummy vegetable, perfect for those carb cravings and best of all it is a speed food too. I have various recipes if you want to give this versatile vegetable a try, like:
- Butternut Squash Fries - great speed alternative to chips
- Bombay Butternut Squash - a perfect side to a curry
- Roasted Butternut Squash with Paprika - loves this with eggs for breakfast
- Roasted Butternut Squash Cauliflower Rice - a delicious replacement for rice
- Malaysian Butternut Squash Curry - one of my favourite veggie curries
- Spiralized Butternut Squash and Celeriac - another great speed alternative to chips
- Butternut Squash Soup - delicious and light soup
I figured butternut squash would be a perfect topping for the pie I was craving. However I didn't want to mash it, I love it's flavour when roasted or baked.
I had recently been making some zoodles (spiralized zucchini/courgette) and hadn't yet put away my vegetable spiralizer and so it gave me the genius idea to spiralize the butternut squash for my topping.
I have a counter top spiralizer, which is perfect for spiralizing all kind of different shaped vegetables. It's super useful to have, for making meals interesting when you want to increase your speed foods.
Click here to see this Spiralizer Tri-Blade Vegetable Slicer on Amazon
So I spiralized and seasoned some butternut squash, then baked for a little bit before mixing with cheddar and an egg and then using as a topping for this Spiralized Butternut Squash Topped Meat Pie and oh my the result was amazing.
You can eat this just as it is, as it's packed with speed or serve it up with a side of your choice. Hey you don't even have to be Slimming to enjoy this.
Recipe Card
Spiralized Butternut Squash Topped Meat Pie
This recipe is gluten free, Slimming and Weight Watchers friendly
WW Smart Points - 9
Ingredients
- 300g (10.5oz) of extra lean ground beef
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 200g (7oz) of carrot, diced
- 10 mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups (480ml) of beef stock
- 1 tbs of tomato paste
- ½ tbs of mixed herbs
- 1 tbs of cornstarch
- 400g (14oz) of butternut squash, spiralized
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- 1 egg
- 60g (2oz) of cheddar, grated
- spray oil
- salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200c or 400f
- Add the ground beef, onion, garlic and carrots to a frying pan over a medium heat and fry till meat is brown.
- Add the mixed herbs, tomato paste, stock and mushrooms.
- Mix the cornstarch with a little water and make into a paste, stir into the meat.
- Bring a boil and then cover and simmer for 30 mins, until meat mixture is lovely a rich. Season as needed with salt and black pepper.
- In the meantime place butternut squash in a bowl, add paprika and some salt and paprika, and mix to coat.
- Spread out on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and spray with spray oil and bake for 15 mins, remove and set aside.
- Add the meat mixture a an ovenproof dish.
- Add the spiralized butternut squash to a bowl.
- Whisk together the cheddar and the egg and then fold into the spiralled butternut squash.
- Top the meat mixture with the butternut squash, place in the oven and bake for 20 mins.
- Topping should be lightly golden.
- Serve with choice of sides.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 2 Serving Size 1 servingAmount Per Serving Calories 539Total Fat 18.5gSaturated Fat 9.2gCholesterol 211mgSodium 871mgCarbohydrates 47.4gFiber 11.4gSugar 14.7gProtein 52.3g
Paul says
Have made this a few times now (and alot of your other recipes, and will comment on them soon) and have to say that they all have been awesome and very tasty, and with your recipes and doing regular exercises the wife and I have lost over 3 stone, so thank you very much shevvy.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
well done to you, that's an amazing achievement. Thank you so much for sharing.