Delicious, healthy, and easy to cook. This vegetarian dish will soon become a regular favourite. What’s more you can easily adapt it for meat-eaters, add some new ingredients, and change it to have that little bit more cheese.
Serves: 4
Level of difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 30-40 mins
Cooking time: 20-25 mins
Total time: 50-65 mins
Ingredients:
2 onions
1 red pepper
300g soya mince
5 tbsp olive oil
3 medium carrots
3 large pinches of ground pepper
2 large pinches of salt
1 large sweet potato
Gravy mix: check it’s meat-free. Then make as advised on the packaging. Otherwise: 4 tsp heaped gravy granules & 250ml boiling hot water.
(Optional: 30-40g cheddar cheese grated)
Recipe:
- Prep: Chop the onions and red pepper.
- On medium heat place the soya mince and onions into a saucepan, along with three tbsp of olive oil. Stir occasionally for about 10 minutes.
- In between stirring chop two of the carrots into small circles. With the other carrot peel into thin slices.
- Add the red pepper and the carrots to the soya mince, stir well and add another tbsp of olive oil.
- Mix the ground pepper and salt into the saucepan and add another tbsp of olive oil
- Leave on a low heat setting for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Make the gravy powder using the instructions of the brand, or our tip on gravy: Place the gravy mix into a small pan on medium heat, add a bit of hot water at a time (should be around 250-300ml total) and stir until almost thick in consistency.
- Set the oven to 200°C Fan.
- Take the mince-mix from the saucepan, and place in a deep pie-dish, pour the gravy over the top.
- Next, peel the sweet potato and cut into circles the thickness of a coin. Layer the sweet potato over the top of the mince till covered. Cook for 20 mins.
Optional: Take the pot out and place some grated cheese on top. Cook for another 5 minutes.
