Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Cottage Pie is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have cottage pie using 9 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
- Prepare 1/2 packages sliced mushrooms
- Get 1 medium zucchini
- Prepare 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- Take 1/2 medium Onion
- Get 2 clove Garlic
- Prepare 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese
- Take 1 Olive oil
- Get 1 box Instant mashed potatoes
- Get 1 lb Lean ground Beef
This DELICIOUS Cottage Pie is made with a mixture of ground beef, ground sausage, and mixed vegetables in a delicious gravy and baked under a layer of fluffy mashed potatoes. Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Being from Australia, cottage pie is a favourite when it comes to comfort food for the family. Cottage pie is a delicious variation of the classic shepherd's pie, and it's fairly simple to make at home!
Steps to make Cottage Pie:
- Preheat oven to 375
- Chop garlic, onion, and zucchini.
- Heat olive oil in pan, when hot add garlic. Sautee for 3 min.
- Add chopped onion to garlic. Sautee until onion is caramelized. Add extra olive oil if needed.
- Add slicedushrooms to sauteed onion and garlic. I love mushrooms so I add the entire package otherwise add 1/2 package. Add olive oil as needed - Sautee untill mushrooms are caramelized.
- Put sauteed vege's aside into baking dish. Using the same pan, cook ground beef until pink is gone. Drain out juices.
- When ground beef is done, add to baking dish.
- If you want to add other veggies (ie. green beans, etc) add to baking dish now.
- Pour contents of mushroom soup over contents of baking dish. Stir well.
- I like cheese so I put 1/2 cup of cheese over mixture. You can omit.
- Cook mashed potatoes according to package directions. If there are 2 packages of instant mashed potatoes in box, I use both. Can never have too much potatoes. Add to the top of mixture.
- Bake uncovered for 30 mins in the oven or until potatoes are brown. You can add cheese to the top about 15 mins until done.
- ** You can add chopped bacon and/or chives and sprinkle over potatoes before serving. Best to serve with bread.
- ** Add salt and black pepper according to taste.
- Serve with bread and green salad. Or not.
Use beef, rather than lamb, and fill your pie with sautéed onions, carrots, and celery. Simple slow cooker cottage pie recipe that your family will love, a comforting recipe for autumn and winter in the crockpot. Traditional cottage pie with a rich meaty sauce, topped with creamy mashed potato, crisped up to golden perfection. Check out my tip for ensuring also get a jug of delicious gravy to pour on top. Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie.
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