MSE Meaty Crumble

This is the recipe from Money Saving Expert that I used as inspiration.  It was posted by mamabear09 and I am very grateful.  

Beef crumble-
Base= 250g minced beef
generous handfull of lentils
2 diced carrots
3 diced onions
2 tbsp gravy granules
a good handfull of peas
hot water
Topping= box of stuffing
3 tbsps flour
1 tbsp butter
enough water to make crumbs
Instructions-

1. Brown mince and onions until cooked through
2. Add remaining vegetables, not the lentils, until starting to get tender
3. Add gravy granules and still until well mixed off the heat
4. Gradually add water until desired consistency. Add lentils and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. While simmering rub all the crumble ingredients together, not including the water
6. Add small amount of water mixing as you go until you get a nice mix of small and large crumbs.
7. Pour the base into a ovenproof bowl and top with the crumble
8. Bake at 190 degrees c for about 40 minutes or until crumble is golden and cooked

You can add other vegetables and vary the type of stuffing and mince.Thanks for letting me share

I did a big variation on this, thickening stock rather than using gravy granules.  In the past I have also used a white sauce, it's awkward avoiding salty stuff if you are using ham.  Here we require a thick layer of crumble to help pad out, so I used about treble the quantity of crumble.  It makes a nice change and I don't bother with potatoes or pasta or such.  The adding of the stuffing was inspired.