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High Protein Cottage Pie Bowls

Rich, slow-simmered lean beef filling packed with hidden veggies, topped with creamy bone broth mash and golden melted mozzarella - portioned into individual bowls for the ultimate high-protein meal prep.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 4 Bowls
Course: Main Course
Calories: 435
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Beef Filling:
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • 500 g lean beef mince
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 stalks celery diced
  • ½ zucchini diced
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • 2 –3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tbsp sugar or sweetener
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp 20g bone broth paste (optional)
  • 500 ml chicken or beef stock
Mash:
  • 600 g potato Spud Lite recommended
  • 1 tbsp 20g bone broth paste (or sub butter) (or sub butter)
  • 2-3 tbsp light milk
  • Salt & pepper to taste
To Top:
  • 40 g mozzarella optional but recommended

Method
 

  1. Brown the beef in olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat with salt and pepper. Break up and cook until fully browned.
  2. Add vegetables: Add onion, carrot, celery, zucchini, and garlic. Sauté for 2–3 minutes until softened.
  3. Add tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, bone broth paste, paprika, thyme, sweetener, and flour. Stir well and sauté for 2–3 minutes.
  4. Add stock, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes until thickened, adding frozen peas halfway through.
  5. Divide filling evenly between 4 oven-safe bowls or ramekins.
  6. Boil potatoes until tender, drain well, and mash with bone broth paste or butter, milk, salt and pepper until smooth and creamy.
  7. Spoon or pipe mash on top of each bowl. Top with mozzarella. Bake at 190°C for 20–25 minutes until golden and bubbling.
  8. Serve immediately or cool completely before covering and refrigerating or freezing.

Nutrition

Calories: 435kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 40gFat: 17g

Notes

 
  • Reheat from fridge: microwave 2–3 minutes. Reheat from frozen: thaw overnight then microwave, or oven at 180°C for 15–20 minutes.
  • Swap bone broth paste for butter in the mash if preferred.
  • Can be made in one large dish instead of individual bowls — just less convenient for grab-and-go meal prep.
Bone Broth Used: Best of the Bone

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