Low Carb Cottage Pie. This Low-Carb Creamy Cottage Pie is a recipe that the whole family will love, whether low-carb, or not. It can be assembled ahead and kept in the refrigerator overnight, covered. When you're ready for a quick meal, just bring to room temperature, then bake as directed.
It is even better reheated for lunch the next day.
Keto Shepherd's Pie; Before going low carb, I used to make cottage pie all the time.
It was a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes.
You can cook Low Carb Cottage Pie using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Low Carb Cottage Pie
- You need 2 T of coconut oil.
- Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
- You need 1 of onion, finely chopped.
- You need 2 of carrots, finely chopped.
- Prepare 2 of ribs celery, finely chopped.
- You need 800 g of beef mince.
- It's 60 g of tomato paste.
- It's 2 cups of beef stock.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of red wine.
- It's 2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce.
- It's 2 t of dried thyme.
- It's 3 of bay leaves.
- You need 2 T of cornflour mixed with a bit of water.
- You need 1 of big butternut, peeled and cut into cubes.
- It's 1/2 cup of plain yoghurt.
- It's 1 t of nutmeg.
- Prepare 2 T of coconut oil.
- Prepare of salt and pepper.
But most markets now carry lamb meat. So I decided to try a keto shepherd's pie with ground lamb instead. The main difference between shepherd's pie and cottage pie is the meat. Low-Carb Shepherd's Pie with Cauliflower Mash.
Low Carb Cottage Pie step by step
- Heat the oven to 190C..
- Place the butternut with the 2 T of coconut oil, nutmeg and salt and pepper in a big roasting dish. Mix and roast for 30 minutes or until soft..
- In a big pan brown the onion and garlic in the 2 T coconut oil..
- Add the carrots and celery and saute until soft..
- Add the mince, breaking it up as it browns..
- Add the tomato paste, red wine, stock, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, bay leaves and salt and pepper and mix..
- Add the cornstarch slurry..
- Bring to a boil and then simmer on medium heat until the liquid has become a thick gravy. About 40 minutes..
- When the butternut is soft, transfer to a bowl and add the yoghurt. Blitz with a hand-held blender until it is mashed..
- When the mince is ready (the gravy should be thick and not at all runny), transfer it to the dish wherein the butternut was cooked..
- Add the butternut mash to the dish, creating a second layer..
- Put the dish back in the oven for 30 minutes..
- Serve with chopped Italian parsley and chillies..
A low-carb shepherd's pie topped with simple mashed cauliflower and cheese is a great healthy winter dish. KETO COTTAGE PIE TLDR: Use low carb root vegetables, thicken cottage pie with xanthan gum and tomato paste, make low carb cottage pie with mashed cauliflower instead of potatoes. Like a good low carb beef stew, cottage pie is a comfort food winner. There's a reason it's called comfort food, my friends. This is a delicious low-carb alternative to cottage pie.