Cottage Pie
Cottage Pie

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, cottage pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Cottage Pie is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Always freeze the pie on the day that you make it. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then cook as per the recipe. Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a type of savory pie.

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

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

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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.

Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie. The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef Making the best Shepherd's Pie is not difficult. But, there are a few steps to it. Cottage pie is a delicious variation of the classic shepherd's pie, and it's fairly simple to make at home!

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