Easiest ever beef casserole

Easiest ever beef casserole

Comfort food at its absolute best; flavoursome meat and chunky veg served with fluffy mash

By , 21 September 2015

(3 votes)

Easiest ever beef casserole

  • Prep: 10 Mins
    Cook: 4 Hours 15 Mins

  • Serves: 4

  • Price: £1.91 per serving

Nutritional Info
Each 455g serving contains

  • Energy

    1025KJ

    245KCAL

    12%

  • Fat

    5.3g

    low

    8%

  • Saturates

    1.9g

    low

    10%

  • Sugars

    8.7g

    low

    10%

  • Salt

    0.80g

    low

    13%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g: 225kJ/54kcal.
Ingredients
  • 515g pack Asda Diced Beef Casserole
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 leek, trimmed and sliced
  • 1 stick celery, thickly sliced
  • 150g carrots, thickly sliced
  • 125g mushrooms, halved
  • 2 tsp mixed dried herbs
  • 2 reduced-salt beef stock cubes
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 tbsp brown sauce
  • 250ml brown ale (or beer or water)
  • 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
  • Mashed potato, to serve
Method

  • Pre-heat the oven to 150C/130C Fan/Gas 2. Put the beef in a large casserole dish with the vegetables and gently mix together.

  • Sprinkle on the herbs. Heat 350ml water in a pan until simmering. Remove from the heat and add the stock, purée and brown sauce, then stir until dissolved. Add the ale, beer or water.

  • Pour over the meat. Cover and bake for 4 hours. Stir in the cornflour paste, cover and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Serve with mash.

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