These veggie loaded Mini Shepherd's Pies are packed with both haem (animal based) and non-haem (plant-based) iron, as well as vitamin C which helps boost the absorption of the iron found in plant based sources of iron. We have used Cauliflower for the topping as a tasty alternative to potato. Alternatively, Sweet Potato is another great option.
The veggies you add to the meat mix are entirely up to you, although we find a combination of beet, capsicum and carrot add a nice sweetness to the mix, while we love to add a few green ones for good measure! Feel free to add more or less veggie cubes as well.
The Adzaki beans can be swapped for red kidney or cannellini beans or left out together. We used them to boost the iron content of this dish.
Optional: Liver cubes could also be added, we would recommend limiting to 2 cubes for the whole recipe which works out at 1/2 a cube per mini pie.
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