Turkey & Butter Bean Casserole
Turkey mince, butter beans, sweet potato, carrot and leek in a savoury thyme and rosemary gravy.
makes 20 blocks, about 34p each
- Time
- 50 min10 min prep · 40 min cook
- Makes
- 20 blocks
- Cost per blockPer block
- 34p
- Calories per blockCalories
- 65 kcal
- Fibre per blockFibre
- 1.5g
You’ll need
- 500gturkey mince (2% fat)
- 1 tin (240g drained)butter beans, rinsed
- 250gcarrot, diced
- 250gsweet potato, 1cm dice
- 150gleek, sliced
- 2 clovesgarlic, crushed
- 10mlrapeseed oil
- 15mlsoy sauce
- 10gcornflour
- 3gdried thyme and rosemary
- 1 cubestock cube
- 400mlwater
Allergens: Soya. Check the labels on stock cubes, sauces and pastes, as brands vary.
Serve it
Mash and steamed greens · A jacket potato · Crusty sourdough
Method
- Step 1: Brown the turkey in the oil for 8 minutes, breaking it up.
- Step 2: Add the carrot and leek for 6 minutes, and the garlic for the last minute.
- Step 3: Add the sweet potato, herbs, stock and soy. Simmer, lid ajar, for 20 minutes.
- Step 4: Add the butter beans, then the cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp cold water. Simmer 5 minutes until thick.
- Step 5: Cool and freeze in 70g blocks.
| kcal | protein | carbs | fat | fibre | salt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per block | 65 | 6.9g | 6.7g | 1.1g | 1.5g | 0.41g |
| Per 3 blocks | 195 | 20.7g | 20.1g | 3.3g | 4.5g | 1.23g |
Cook’s notes
- Rinse the butter beans well under the tap.
- A splash of lactose-free milk at the end makes it creamier.
- Chicken mince works too.
Serve it
Mash and steamed greens · A jacket potato · Crusty sourdough.
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Freeze, reheat and serve
- Freeze
- Cool it within two hours, portion it into 70g blocks in a silicone tray, then bag and label them. It keeps for 3 months.
- Reheat
- Microwave 3 blocks, covered, for 1 minute, stir, then heat for another 1 to 2 minutes until piping hot all the way through. Or warm them in a pan with a splash of water. Never refreeze thawed blocks.
- A portion
- 3 blocks (210g) make a dinner for one adult: about 195 kcal and 20.7g protein before rice, bread or potatoes.
Turkey & Butter Bean Casserole questions
Can I use diced turkey instead of mince?
Diced turkey breast or thigh works. Brown the pieces well, keep the same simmer and check the meat is cooked through before you thicken it.
Can I swap the sweet potato?
Ordinary potato or swede work at the same dice. Potato thickens the gravy a little more as it breaks down.
Why mix the cornflour with cold water?
Cornflour clumps if it goes straight into hot liquid. Mixing it with cold water first lets it thicken the gravy smoothly.
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Updated . Nutrition, costs and yields are estimates. Gluten-free assumes tamari in place of soy sauce and gluten-free stock cubes.