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" This tasty pie can be packed full of veg and bulked out with pulses. "

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Cottage Pie

Added on Fri Jul 4 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Main Course
• cuisine: English
• Serves: 6-8
• Prep Time: 0hrs 35 mins
• Cooking Time: 1hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 500g Minced Beef
• 2 Onions - chopped
• 3 Carrots - grated
• 1 Beef stockcube
• 100g Peas
• 1 Tin baked beans
• 750g Potatoes - cubed
• ½ Large swede - cubed
• Large knob Butter
• To taste Salt Pepper

Method

1 - Brown the Minced beef and onions in a pan, after around ten minutes, add the grated carrots and crumble in the stockcube. Add enough water to cover the mince and leave to simmer for a few minutes.

2- Place the potato and swede in a pan of water, bring to the boil and cook until ready to mash. Drain and mash with butter, salt and pepper. Set aside until the meat is ready.

3- Add the baked beans to the mince along with the peas. Take off the heat and transfer to a large oven proof dish.

4- Top the mince with the mash - with a fork make the topping rough and raised, drizzle with a little olive oil, this will help it get crispy. You can also add some grated cheese.

Bake in a medium oven for 30 minutes. Serve with brocolli or veg of choice.


You can freeze this dish well.