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British
Cottage Pie Dinner
70 min total25 prep45 cook6 servings480 cal
HardClassicFlexitarianContains dairy
Savory minced beef and vegetables under a blanket of buttery mashed potato, baked until golden. A British cottage classic (shepherd pie uses lamb).
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Ingredients
6servings
meat
- 1.5 lbground beef
produce
- 2.5 lbYukon gold potatoes
- 2carrot
- 1onion
frozen
- 1 cupfrozen peas
pantry
- 1 cupbeef broth
- 2 tbsptomato paste
- 1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
- 2 tspsalt
- 1 tspblack pepper
dairy
- 4 tbspunsalted butter
- 0.5 cupmilk
Steps
- Boil potatoes until tender; mash with butter, milk, salt, and pepper.
- Sauté diced onion and carrot; add beef and brown.
- Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire, broth, and peas; simmer until thick.
- Spread beef filling in a baking dish.
- Top with mash, sealing edges; rough the surface with a fork.
- Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 25–30 minutes until golden and bubbling.
- Optional: broil 2 minutes for extra color.
- Rest 10 minutes.
- Scoop into bowls.
- Serve with steamed greens.
Tips
- Season the mash well with butter and milk.
- Let the beef filling thicken before topping.
- Rough up the mash with a fork for better browning.
- Rest 10 minutes so slices hold.
