Recipe: Yummy Cottage Pie

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I recently served it with this Carrot Salad with a Honey Dijon Dressing which was a hit!. For a cosy meal on a cold winter night, try it with a side of Glazed Roasted Carrots and Sautéed. Wonderful cottage pie reminds me of the meals I had in my British school's canteen. You can have Cottage Pie using 9 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie

1. Prepare 1/2 packages of sliced mushrooms.
2. Prepare 1 medium of zucchini.
3. You need 1 can of cream of mushroom soup.
4. It's 1/2 medium of Onion.
5. You need 2 clove of Garlic.
6. Prepare 1/2 cup of Cheddar Cheese.
7. It's 1 of Olive oil.
8. You need 1 box of Instant mashed potatoes.
9. You need 1 lb of Lean ground Beef.

I followed the recipe for everything except the green peas coz I do not have them on hand. I use a bigger onion instead. I forgot to dot extra butter on top but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie.

Cottage Pie step by step

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..

Potatoes were affordable ingredients that were often used by the peasants, who lived in cottages. 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. For a shepherd's pie, use lamb. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in.