How to Make Ultimate Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie. Season with salt and pepper and stir in tomato paste. 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. How to make Cottage Pie: Prepare the mashed potatoes.

Cover with the lid and allow to steam for a few minutes. Cottage Pie is one of those rare foods that is truly perfect to make in advance. It originated when the potato was being introduced as a cheap food for the poor, and the dish was popular among the people living in modest cottages.

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cottage pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Cottage Pie is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Season with salt and pepper and stir in tomato paste. 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. How to make Cottage Pie: Prepare the mashed potatoes.

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

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:

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

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?" At its most basic, cottage pie is a meat pie (or casserole) that is topped with mashed potatoes rather than a pie crust.

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..

After this, it can vary greatly from region to region (or kitchen to kitchen). Sometimes you will see other vegetables like celery, mushrooms, or peas studded through the meat filling. Shepherd's pie and cottage pie are savory British casserole dishes rather than pastries—both feature ground meat and potato topping. These meat pies are more similar than they are different, but if you're planning to make them, it's important to learn how to differentiate between shepherd's pie and cottage pie. Top with mashed potatoes; if desired, sprinkle with cheese.

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