Healthy Fish Pie

We love a good fish pie, unfortunately, the traditional version can be high in calories. Today we have a lighter version with an extra nutritional boost. Using a ready-prepared fish pie mix, which are available in most supermarkets, makes it a lot easier. Sweet potatoes are one of the star ingredients of this recipe, they are packed with beta carotene, which gives them their bright orange colour. It’s a fat-soluble antioxidant that’s very good for the skin, protecting collagen from damage and reducing inflammation and redness.

 

Healthy Fish Pie

Ingredients

• 5 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
• olive oil, for cooking
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 400g low-fat cream cheese
• 200ml vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
• 600g fish pie mix
• 10g fresh dill, roughly chopped
• sea salt and black pepper

Method

1. Put the sweet potatoes in a saucepan and cover with salted boiling water. Simmer for around 20 minutes, until very soft.
2. Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6.
3. Heat a little olive oil in a pan, add the onion and garlic and cook for 4-5 minutes, until softened.
4. Add the cream cheese, stock and mustard.
5. Cook gently over a medium heat, stirring, until the cheese has melted.
6. Add the fish pie mix and simmer for 10 minutes, until the fish is nearly cooked through.
7. Add the dill, season with salt and pepper and stir well.
8. Transfer the fish mixture to a baking dish (or keep in the pan if it can go in the oven).
9. Drain and mash the sweet potato until smooth, then season.
10. Top the fish with the sweet potato mash and bake for about 15 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling and the mash is starting to get crispy.
11. Serve and enjoy!
12. Lovely with steamed kale, broccoli or asparagus and/or a green salad.

Serves 4 – Serving Size 1/4 of the pie – Nutrition Per Serving
Calories 240, Fat 2g, Carbohydrate 36g, Fibre 5g, Protein 20g