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LOW-CALORIE COMFORT DINNERS

Chicken, bacon and leek cottage pie

SERVES 4

A comforting cottage pie, but not as you know it! Adding chicken and bacon brings a wonderful flavour, different from your typical pies. Serve with gravy and steamed veggies if you like, for an easy family dinner.

YOU WILL NEED

740g potatoes, peeled and quarteredLow-calorie cooking spray1 large leek, trimmed, washed and sliced1 onion, peeled and finely chopped500g diced chicken breast100g unsmoked bacon medallions, cutinto strips2tsp English mustard powder325ml chicken stock (1 very low-saltchicken stock cube dissolved in 325mlboiling water)100g low-fat cream cheese1 sprig of fresh thyme, leaves chopped10g fresh parsley leaves, choppedSea salt and ground black pepper25g reduced-fat Cheddar, grated

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