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Mexican Cottage Pie

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A tasty dish for sweetcorn loving children. Gives a different spin to classic cottage pie and is super tasty!


1 red onion - diced

2 celery sticks - diced

1 large carrot - dicd

1 red pepper - diced

1 green pepper - diced

1tsp oil

2 cloves garlic - chopped

1tsp ground cumin

1tsp ground coriander

1⁄2 tsp cinnamon

1⁄2 tsp smoked chilli powder(chipotle)

2 coriander stems - finely chopped

400g kidney beans

400g butter beans

400g chopped tomatoes

300ml veg stock

Salt & pepper to taste

500g sweetcorn

3tbsp plain flour

1tsp baking powder

15g butter










Heat oil in a pan and add onion, celery, peppers, carrots and a splash of water, Cook until

soft, around 15 mins.

Add garlic, spices and coriander stems mix to combine.

Add all the beans, tomatoes and stock. Season with salt & pepper, bring to the boil and

reduce to a simmer until the sauce is well reduced and thick.

Pour into an ovenproof dish and set aside. Preheat oven gas mk5/190 deg

Blitz half of the sweetcorn with the flour, butter and baking powder, until smooth.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add the remaining sweetcorn and blitz again until a rough consistency

Spoon over mix and spread out evenly, cover with cheese and bake for 35-40 mins until

golden brown.

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