Gnocchi Cottage Pie

Serves 8

Ingredients

500g GF potato gnocchi (La Molisana Pastificio)
500g mince
1 onion, chopped
1½ cups frozen mixed vegetables
¼ cup GF gravy mix
2 tbsp GF Worcestershire sauce
½ cup tomato paste
400g can diced tomatoes
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp Italian herbs
1 cup mozzarella, cheddar & parmesan shredded blend
¼ bunch parsley, leaves chopped
2 tbsp olive oil

Method

Heat 1 tbsp oil in pan and add gnocchi and cook, stirring often for 5 minutes our until golden brown. Transfer to a dish for later.
Add remaining oil to a large ovenproof pan and add mince and cook, stirring to break up any lumps, until browned.
Add onion to meat and cook for 5 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and stir through for 2 minutes until heated.  Add 1 cup hot water, and sprinkle gravy mix over meat mix. Add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, garlic, curry powder, Italian herbs and can of tomatoes and stir well.
 Preheat oven grill to high. Spoon gnocchi over beef mixture. Top with grated cheese and grill for 5-6 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve sprinkled with parsley.

Energy 2054 kJ per serve

Bolognese Mince with Baked Potatoes

Ingredients
500g mince
1 large onion, diced
2 tblsp crushed garlic
2 x cans diced tomatoes
1/4 cup herbed tomato paste
3 tblsp Italian herbs
2 tblsp dried parsley
3 tblsp GF worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup beef stock (2tblsp powder stock to 1/2 cup water)
Grated cheese
6-8 large potatoes

Instructions for Bolognese
In a large pan brown mince for 10 minutes and add onion, garlic, herbs, sauce and paste and mix well.
Cook for 10 minutes and add tomatoes, paste and stock, mix well and cook slowly for another 30 minutes.

Instructions for Potatoes
Pierce potatoes with fork and pre-cook in microwave for 10 minutes on plate with wet paper towel under and on top of the potatoes.
Place potatoes in a large bowl and pour over a little olive oil and a large sprinkle of salt and toss in bowl.
Place into pre heated air fryer at 210⁰ C for 40 minutes.
Turn potatoes at 20 minutes.

Build stuffed potato
Place potato in deep dinner bowl and cut across the top, turn and cut again.
Using a soup spoon squash the potato from centre to edge of bowl.
Spoon meat over the top of the squashed potato and sprinkle with grated cheese.

Makes 6-8

Cheeseburger Casserole Bake

Ingredients
1 tsp Olive Oil
500g Mince
¼ tsp White Pepper, ground
150g Bacon, diced
1 Onion, diced
¼ cp Tomato Sauce
¼ cp GF Yellow Mustard
¼ cp Mayonnaise
2 tblsp GF Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 cp grated Cheese
3 large Egg
1/4 cp thick Cream

Instructions
Preheat your oven to 190C.
Place a large saucepan over high heat, add the oil, mince, salt and pepper.
Break the beef up and cook until browned, then remove from the heat.
Place the bacon into a non-stick frying pan over high heat and fry until crisp, drain off the fat and add the bacon to the beef mixture.
Add the onion, tomato sauce, mustard, mayonnaise, Worcestershire, garlic powder, and half the cheese into the beef mix. Mix well.
Add the beef mixture to a casserole dish.
In a bowl, whisk together the eggs and cream, pour over the beef mixture.
Top with the remaining cheese and bake for 30 minutes.

Serves 4-6 people

Serve with GF chips

Mince Chop Suey

Ingredients
500g mince
1 large onion, chopped
1 tablespoon curry powder
5 cups water
2 packs Coles GF Chicken Brown Rice Noodle Soup 210g
1 cup frozen beans
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup carrot, sliced
1 can corn kernels
4 stalks celery, sliced
3 cups cabbage, shredded
Cornflour for thickening

Method
Brown mince and onion together and drain off fat.
Add to slow cooker and add water, soup, curry and all vegetables and cook on medium for 6-8 hours.
If mixture needs thickening mix 1 tblsp cornflour in a small amount of water until smooth and add to slow cooker.

Serve with boiled rice or pasta of your choice

Serves 6 people