Recipes
Cottage Pie
Give the dependable cottage pie an inspired lift with rich tomato flavours under a creamy cap of cheesy mashed potato.
Time & Serves
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- Serves 4-5
Ingredients
- 500-600g lean lamb or beef mince
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 3-4 Tblsp Wattie's Tomato Paste
- 420g can Wattie’s Bean There Boston Baked Beans
- 2 cups Wattie's Chuckwagon Corn
- 2 Tblsp freshly chopped parsley
- 800-900g potatoes, peeled and cut into even sized pieces
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup grated Edam cheese
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Method
1. Quickly brown the mince in a hot frying pan, breaking up the mince with the back of a spoon, as it browns. This is best done in two batches. Set aside.
2. Add a dash of oil to the frying pan, gently cook the onion until tender but not brown, increase heat and stir in tomato paste. Add Wattie's Bean There Boston Baked Beans and 1 cup water, stir to combine. Return the browned mince to the sauce and stir in frozen Wattie's Chuckwagon Corn Mix, heat gently until the vegetables are just thawed. Stir through chopped parsley
3. Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, drain well and mash with milk and cheese, reserving 2 Tblsp cheese.
4. Spoon meat and vegetable mixture into a lasagne-style dish. Top
with mashed potatoes and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
5. Bake at 190c for 20-25 minutes or until hot and golden.
Avg. Recipe Rating 
( 6 Ratings, 2371 added this to Cookbook)
Reviews of this Recipe
Absolutely GREAT!!!! Perfect for Family Dinners / Evenings
Easy to cook and add what vegetables you have in the fridge to it, can't go wrong.
fam loved recipe unfortunately no leftovers
Delicious! Added mashed pumpkin and mashed kumera with mashed potato to add extra veges and flavour. A whole meal in one.