15/10/2026
£40 FREEZER FILL SERIES, part 2 / recipe 1: Twice baked Shepherd’s pie baked potatoes. The full details are below so click save and let me know if you give these a go!
Macros
Calories 646
Protein 43g
Fat 31g
Carbs 50g
Ingredients serves 4
500g 10% lamb mince
1 onion
4 garlic cloves
2 carrots
10g butter
fresh thyme
salt & pepper
1 beef stock pot (125ml water)
1 cup frozen peas
4 300g baking potatoes (only using half of the insides for cheddar chive mash top)
fresh chives
125ml milk
25g butter
salt & pepper
60g extra mature cheddar (for the mash filling)
40g extra mature cheddar (to add to the top to bake up)
Wash and pierce the potatoes before baking in a preheated oven for around 1 hour at 200.
Pan fry diced onion and carrot in butter for a few minutes before adding minced garlic. Add fresh thyme, season with salt, pepper and cook for a few minutes.
Add mince, season to taste and cook until brown. Once brown add stock, frozen peas and cover with a pan lid. Simmer whilst you wait for the potatoes.
Remove the insides of the baked potatoes gently, add half to a bowl. Mix in milk, butter, season with salt and pepper. Mix through grated cheddar and chopped chives.
Add the shepherd’s pie mix to the potato skins and fully cover with the cheddar chive mash. Add a sprinkle of cheese to each one and bake in the oven for around 25 mins at 20.
I used the leftover mash to make truffle parmesan cheddar balls, these are the ingredients if you want to give them a go they are unreal:
Combine:
600-700g mash
3tbsp cornstarch
salt & pepper
1/2 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp herbs
Roll and separate into equal parts. Using your hands press the mash mixture flat, add a little cubes of cheddar, fold the edges in and roll into smooth balls.
Make sure you leave the balls in the fridge, preferable overnight! They need to be cold when you cook them to avoid falling apart in the oil. Fry for around 4/5 minutes. You can cook them in the air fryer but you don’t get as good results.
I topped with parmesan, truffle dust, truffle oil, salt and chives.
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