Cottage Pie

Name: Cottage Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 cloves of garlic; half an onion; 1 medium carrot; 2 sticks of celery; 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary and thyme; 1 tablespoon concentrated tomato paste; 1lb ground beef; 4 tablespoons butter, divided; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 cup of beef or chicken stock; 4 medium russet potatoes; 1/3 cup milk or heavy cream; .5 cup white cheddar, shredded; salt and pepper to taste

13 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

Quick and easy Cottage Pie.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:32:35 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories431.5 kcal (22%)

Total Fat28.6 g (41%)

Carbs25.2 g (10%)

Sugars3.5 g (4%)

Protein19 g (38%)

Sodium362.3 mg (18%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 tablespoonolive oil

0.5onion

1 tablespoonrosemary

chopped

thyme

1 tablespoonconcentrated tomato paste

1 lbground beef

4 tablespoonsbutter

divided

2 tablespoonsflour

1 cupbeef stock

⅓ cupmilk

½ cupwhite cheddar shredded

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 (or broiler to 525)

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Mince the garlic, onion, carrots, and celery.

cloves of garlic3

onion0.5

carrot1

sticks celery2

Step 3

Peel and wash potatoes

russet potatoes4

Step 4

Place potatoes in pot of cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.

Pot

Step 5

Meanwhile, in a pan over medium high heat, sauté the minced veggies until aromatic, (2-3 minutes)

CooktopHeat

Frying Pan

olive oil1 tablespoon

Step 6

Add ground beef and cook until golden brown (Don't drain the fat!)

Frying Pan

ground beef1 lb

Step 7

Add 2 tablespoons of butter. When melted, add the 2 tablespoons of flour. Mix until all the flour is incorporated into the beef mixture.

Frying Pan

butter4 tablespoons

flour2 tablespoons

Step 8

Add the beef stock and stir until thickened. If to thick add more stock to loosen.

Frying Pan

beef stock1 cup

Step 9

Add tomato paste and herbs, and season with salt and pepper to taste. set aside.

Frying Pan

concentrated tomato paste1 tablespoon

salt

pepper

rosemary1 tablespoon

thyme

Step 10

Once the potatoes are fork tender, drain and return to pot. Add Milk and remaining butter and mash until smooth.

Pot

milk⅓ cup

butter4 tablespoons

Step 11

In an oven safe dish, layer the beef mixture on the bottom, then mashed potatoes on top. Smooth out the mashed potatoes to "seal" in the beef mixture. Add cheese in an even layer on top.