[Recipe] Sweet Potato Cottage Pie

A delicious healthy recipe by Lifestyle Chef Izelle Hoffman.

Carefully designed to fit in with the Sleekgeek Food List,  Healthy Meal Template, and  Portion Control Guide.

Details

• Recommended for: Dinner

• Prep time: 10 mins

• Cooking time: 30 mins

• Serves: 1 Women’s portion (for men, just double up ingredients – see full portion control guide here).

Ingredients

• Protein (1 palm)
  • 100g extra lean mince or ostrich mince

• Colourful Veg (1 fist)
  • 1/2 red salad onion
  • 50g of peas
  • 50g of steamed diced carrots (optional)

• Smart Carb (1 cupped hand)
  • 100g Mashed sweet potato
    Tip: steam sweet potato in the microwave making use of a microwave steam bag and then mash or cut the corner of a pre-cut packet of sweet potato and steam in microwave till soft, mash in packet. Refrigerate the left-over for later use.

• Healthy Fat (1 thumb)
  • 1 tsp olive oil

• Herbs, spices, Extras
  • Herbs, Spices, Extras
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Ground black pepper
  • 1 heaped tsp Paprika
  • 5g freshly chopped Parsley

Ingredients are based off the Sleekgeek Food List, combined together using the Sleekgeek Healthy Meal Template, and portioned out with the Sleekgeek Portion Control Guide.

Instructions

• Pre heat your pan over medium heat with olive oil.

• Dice the onion and fry in olive oil till golden brown.

• Add the mince and fry till cooked.

• Season with paprika, salt, pepper and parsley.

• Add the peas and carrots and mix well.

• Prepare your baking dish or ramekin with non stick spray and add the mince mix.

• Evenly distribute and press down generously.

• Season the mashed sweet potato with salt and add on top of the mince.

• Distribute evenly and finish of with a sprinkle of paprika and ground black pepper.

• Bake for 15-20min or until sweet potato is crispy on top.

• Serve warm.

Enjoy

This recipe is carefully designed to fit in with the Sleekgeek Food List,  Healthy Meal Template, and  Portion Control Guide.

See the FULL Sleekgeek Nutrition Guide here (it’s free).