Chicken, bacon and leek cottage pie
SERVES 4
A comforting cottage pie, but not as you know it! Adding chicken and bacon brings a wonderful flavour, different from your typical pies. Serve with gravy and steamed veggies if you like, for an easy family dinner.
TIP IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF LEEKS, SLICED MUSHROOMS WOULD WORK WELL TOO
UNDER 450 CALS
YOU WILL NEED
740g potatoes, peeled and quartered
Low-calorie cooking spray
1 large leek, trimmed, washed and sliced
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
500g diced chicken breast
100g unsmoked bacon medallions, cut into strips
2tsp English mustard powder
325ml chicken stock (1 very low-salt chicken stock cube dissolved in 325ml boiling water)
100g low-fat cream cheese
1 sprig of fresh thyme, leaves chopped
10g fresh parsley leaves, chopped
Sea salt and ground black pepper
25g reduced-fat Cheddar, grated
PREP TIME: 15 MINS
COOK TIME: 1 HOUR
SKILL LEVEL: EASY
CALS: 403 FAT: 7G
SAT FAT: 3.5G CARBS: 39G
HOW TO DO IT
1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/Gas mark 7.
2. Put the potatoes in a saucepan with enough water to cover, add a pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Cook for 15-20 mins until soft
3. Meanwhile, spray a frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add leek and onion and fry for 2-3 mins until soft, then add chicken and bacon, and cook for 5 mins. Add mustard powder, then stir 300ml chicken stock into the pan. Bring to simmer and cook for 10 mins.
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