Little cottage pies with cheesy mash

Little cottage pies with cheesy mash

This little cottage pies with cheesy mash recipe is the perfect mid week dinner and also make for a perfect cook and freeze meal, for those days where you just dont feel like cooking!

TOTAL TIME 50 min |SERVES 6 

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tsp vegetable oil 
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced 
• 750g beef mince
• 2 celery stalks, trimmed, finely chopped 
• 1/4 cup flour 
• 1 cup beef stock 
• 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas 
• 1,2kg cooked mashed potato
• 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan-style cheese

METHOD

PREHEAT the oven to 200°C. 

HEAT oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and beef; cook, stirring, until browned. Add celery and cook until soft. Stir in flour, then gradually add stock and Worcestershire sauce. Cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Stir in peas; season to taste. 

SPOON mixture into six 1 ¾ cup ovenproof dishes. Top with mash and sprinkle with parmesan.

BAKE pies for about 20 minutes or until heated through. Place under a hot grill for 5 minutes until the cheese is golden

<Box> These cottage pies are suitable to freeze. Thaw in the fridge overnight before reheating.

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Little cottage pies with cheesy mash

Serves: 6

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 tsp vegetable oil 
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced 
• 750g beef mince 
• 2 celery stalks, trimmed, finely chopped 
• 1/4 cup flour 
• 1 cup beef stock 
• 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas 
• 1,2kg cooked mashed potato 
• 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan-style cheese

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 200°C. 

2

Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic and beef; cook, stirring, until browned. Add celery and cook until soft. Stir in flour, then gradually add stock and Worcestershire sauce. Cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Stir in peas; season to taste. 

3

Spoon mixture into six 1 ¾ cup ovenproof dishes. Top with mash and sprinkle with parmesan.

4

Bake pies for about 20 minutes or until heated through. Place under a hot grill for 5 minutes until the cheese is golden

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