Free recipe · British dinner · Recipe of the Week 2026-W48

Cottage (Beef) Pie with Root Veg Mash

Name: Cottage (Beef) Pie with Root Veg Mash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 900 g potatoes; 300 g carrots; 150 g onions; 80 g celery; 150 g green peas (frozen); 30 g tomato puree; 300 g stock cube (made up); 20 g olive oil; 30 g butter; 5 g fresh herbs; 500 g beef mince (5% fat)

A British dinner for 4, freezes well for batch cooking.

gluten-freenut-freeegg-free

65 minprep + cook

4servings

532 kcalper serving

34.6 gprotein

~€2.10per serving*

Ingredients (serves 4)

900 g potatoes
300 g carrots
150 g onions
80 g celery
150 g green peas (frozen)
30 g tomato puree
300 g stock cube (made up)
20 g olive oil
30 g butter
5 g fresh herbs
500 g beef mince (5% fat)

Method

Brown the cottage (beef) with onion, carrot and celery; add puree, stock and herbs.
Simmer 20 min; stir in peas.
Top with buttery mash and rough up the surface with a fork.
Bake at 200°C for 25 min until bubbling.

Allergens: celery, milk. Spice: 0/3.

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