Quorn Cottage Pie

My daughter is home for a few days and not for a nice reason either. She has endured the misery of several dental extractions for impacted wisdom teeth, and is eating sloppy food until the surgery heals! I had stocked up the fridge with all sorts of goodies fit for even the most toothless individual, and one of the items I purchased was a Quorn Cottage Pie. Now I haven't bought one of these for some years now, as to be honest I prefer to make this myself, but I wanted some individual meals for her which she would easily cook when I was out. Last night we all decided to have this, so she didn't feel too left out watching us chomp through something ...  Read the complete review

After wandering aimlessly around my local supermarket yesterday looking for something for dinner, I saw this. I was a vegetarian since I was 4 but have recently began eating meat products again, slowly but surely. However, I still prefer the taste of quorn products and find them much easier to eat. The cottage pie was in the freezer section and cost £1.79 for 450g, however this was on special offer with 60p off so I imagine it usually comes in at around £2.39. As you probably know already, quorn mince has fewer calories and fat in than regular meat so it is great for those on a diet. A pack serving contains just 284 calories and 4.5 grams of fat (2.3g ...  Read the complete review

Although I'm not a vegetarian, I do actually like the taste of many quorn products and in a bid to cut down on my red meat consumption, I like to substitute meat mince for quorn mince every once in a while. I actually use the quorn mince to make chilli and much prefer it to regular mince. Anyway I digress - back to Quorn cottage pie. For those who dont know, Quorn is a mycroprotein made from a member of the funghi family. It is naturally low in fat, high in protein and has no cholesterol. Quorn Cottage pie is quorn mince with peas and carrots in an onion gravy topped with mash. You can microwave or oven cook it and its suitable for ...  Read the complete review

The Quorn range I am a big fan of and this cottage pie I used to love in winter to take to work. Our work place used to be constantly cold so this would be a great winter warmer!! The meal in itself is very big - 1 ½ times the size of a regular ready meal, so it is pretty filling on its own, never mind if you have vegetables...etc to accompany it! For those of you doing weightwatchers, the whole thing is a really low 5 points - given the size of it, is really good so you feel like you've had a really good hearty meal without having been naughty. It is low in fat and relatively low in calories too. The packaging is simple - the cardboard ...  Read the complete review

One thing that I have really missed since being a veggie is something really hearty and filling that doesn't have meat in (obviously!). The quorn ready meals are actually very good at filling this criteria, and the cottage pie is no exception. What's brilliant about this, is that it is also a lot lower in terms of calorie content and also fat content than its meaty counterparts. You'll probably find this range of quorn products in the deli area, or near the other ready meals, or at least you do in Waitrose. The food comes in a black plastic tray that has a quorn branded cardboard jacket. This has a photo of the food on it, and shows you all the important ...  Read the complete review