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Easy Cottage Pie
The perfect comforting family meal, this easy cottage pie features a layer of flavourful meat and veggies topped with fluffy mashed potatoes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 315 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 carrot finely cubed
- 1 celery stalk finely cubed
- 1 golden onion finely cubed
- 500 g beef mince
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 1 tablespoon double-concentrate tomato paste
- 450 ml vegetable stock or chicken stock
- 900 g 3-Ingredient mashed potatoes
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a medium (26 cm/10-inch large) oven-friendly skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over low heat. Fold in the carrot, celery and onion and cook, stirring often for about 5 minutes, until the veggies have softened. Then tranfer the vegetables into a bowl until needed.
- Return the pot to medium heat, add in the beef and cook, stirring often, until it's browned, then scoop out with a spoon any excess fat.
- Add back in the veggies, then add the Worcestershire sauce, followed by the tomato paste and thyme sprigs, and cook, stirring all the ingredients together, for a further 2 minutes.
- Pour the stock into the pot, bring to a gentle boil and simmer, covering the pot with a lid, for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and continue to cook for a further 10 minutes. Discard the thyme sprigs and season with sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper to taste.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°C/ fan 160°C/ gas 4.
- Remove the skillet from the heat, and top the meat with prepared mashed potatoes, then raffle the top with a fork. Alternatively, transfer the mashed potatoes into a piping bag and pipe on top of the meat.
- Transfer the skillet into the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, then place under the grill for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- Storage tips:
- You can freeze this cottage pie before baking it or after baking it. Either way, make sure you transfer the pie in a freezer-friendly container. It will keep well in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- You could definitely use store-bought mashed potatoes, but homemade is always best. Boil your potatoes while you’re busy with the ground meat mixture. By making your own homemade mashed potatoes you can make sure is fluffy and creamy.
- Feel free to add other veggies into the mix: mushrooms, sweet potatoes, frozen corn or peas all work great.
Nutrition Information
Calories
315kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
59mg
(20%)
Sodium
413mg
(17%)
Potassium
334mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1899IU
(38%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 315
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 315kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 59mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 413mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 334mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1899IU | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.