Serves four
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 300g lean mince beef
- 2 carrots, finely chopped
- 2 sticks of celery, finely chopped
- 500ml beef stock
- black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- 400g potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
- 50ml milk
- 1 tablespoon butter or spread
- 50g cheddar cheese
- 300g baby spinach leaves
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C.
Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion with the meat for five minutes, until the meat has browned and the onion has softened. Add the carrot and celery and cook for another five minutes. Stir in the stock, season with pepper and allow to simmer for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the potatoes into a saucepan of water and cook until tender. Drain well and return to a low heat to dry off. Mash the potatoes, setting aside some for your baby to have the next day. Then add the milk and the butter or spread and beat until fluffy and smooth.
Mix the cornflour with enough cold water to make a runny paste. Stir the paste thoroughly into the meat mixture and simmer for a further five minutes.
Spoon the meat mixture into an ovenproof dish and cover with the mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake in the preheated oven for between 25 and 30 minutes until golden brown.
While the pie is cooking, steam the spinach leaves, saving a handful to cook fresh for your baby tomorrow.
Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion with the meat for five minutes, until the meat has browned and the onion has softened. Add the carrot and celery and cook for another five minutes. Stir in the stock, season with pepper and allow to simmer for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the potatoes into a saucepan of water and cook until tender. Drain well and return to a low heat to dry off. Mash the potatoes, setting aside some for your baby to have the next day. Then add the milk and the butter or spread and beat until fluffy and smooth.
Mix the cornflour with enough cold water to make a runny paste. Stir the paste thoroughly into the meat mixture and simmer for a further five minutes.
Spoon the meat mixture into an ovenproof dish and cover with the mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with the cheese and bake in the preheated oven for between 25 and 30 minutes until golden brown.
While the pie is cooking, steam the spinach leaves, saving a handful to cook fresh for your baby tomorrow.
For your baby: beef and green beans
Serves one
This hearty meal is an excellent source of iron. Your baby will also be able to top up on vitamin C.
Ingredients
- 100g fresh beef lean mince
- 50g trimmed green beans, cut into 0.5 cm pieces
- 160g potatoes, cut into 8 pieces
Method
Fry the beef without added fat in a non-stick pan until lightly browned, then add a tablespoon water. Cook the potatoes in a pan, steaming the beans in a sieve over them for about eight minutes, until tender. Place the beans and beef in a blender and whizz together with a tablespoon water until smooth. Mash the potatoes with two tablespoons water or your baby’s usual milk. Mash in the bean and beef mix.
