Cottage Pie

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Cottage Pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Cottage pie is a combination of ground lamb or beef with mashed potatoes, topped with a bubbling layer of cheese is the perfect comfort food. A traditional cottage pie is made with ground beef and topped with mashed potatoes. We used potato slices, which saves time and looks good, too.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have cottage pie using 9 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
  1. Make ready 1⁄2 packages sliced mushrooms
  2. Take 1 medium zucchini
  3. Take 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  4. Take 1⁄2 medium Onion
  5. Take 2 clove Garlic
  6. Make ready 1⁄2 cup Cheddar Cheese
  7. Get 1 Olive oil
  8. Prepare 1 box Instant mashed potatoes
  9. Prepare 1 lb Lean ground Beef

Whatever you call it, there's enough in the recipe to bake one casserole and freeze the other for up to three months. Did we mention Cumberland pie is a cousin, but with bread crumbs on top? Cottage Pie is one of those rare foods that is truly perfect to make in advance. Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie are both savory meat pies with a crust or topping of mashed potatoes.

Instructions to make Cottage Pie:
  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Chop garlic, onion, and zucchini.
  3. Heat olive oil in pan, when hot add garlic. Sautee for 3 min.
  4. Add chopped onion to garlic. Sautee until onion is caramelized. Add extra olive oil if needed.
  5. 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.
  6. Put sauteed vege's aside into baking dish. Using the same pan, cook ground beef until pink is gone. Drain out juices.
  7. When ground beef is done, add to baking dish.
  8. If you want to add other veggies (ie. green beans, etc) add to baking dish now.
  9. Pour contents of mushroom soup over contents of baking dish. Stir well.
  10. I like cheese so I put 1⁄2 cup of cheese over mixture. You can omit.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. ** You can add chopped bacon and/or chives and sprinkle over potatoes before serving. Best to serve with bread.
  14. ** Add salt and black pepper according to taste.
  15. Serve with bread and green salad. Or not.

Cottage Pie is one of those rare foods that is truly perfect to make in advance. Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie are both savory meat pies with a crust or topping of mashed potatoes. Traditionally, Shepherd's Pie is made with ground or minced lamb, while a Cottage Pie is made with ground or minced beef. We prefer beef in this house, so the Cottage Pie has always been our preference! Why is Cottage Pie called "Cottage Pie?" Cottage pie is a meat pie that is topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven.

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