Best Spiced Cottage Pie With Chile Mash Recipes

CHILI COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble beef, salt and pepper until beef is no longer pink. Drain beef; remove from skillet., In same skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add beef, mixed vegetables, kidney beans, tomatoes, beef stock and chili seasoning; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Heat mashed potatoes according to microwave package directions; spread over top of beef mixture., Sprinkle with cheese; bake until bubbly and cheese is melted, 15-20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes; sprinkle with green onions and Parmesan cheese.

SPICED COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cook potatoes in boiling salted water for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain well. Return to pan and mash with butter. You can put seasoning salt on the potatoes or just leave them plain.
• Put chili into an oven proof dish. Try and get it into a 5 x 9 inch pan, I found it works best. Top with half the mashed potatoes. Add some of the shredded cheese on top of the potatoes. Then cover the cheese with the rest of the potatoes.
• Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until top is well browned and meat sauce is piping hot.

COTTAGE PIE WITH VEGETABLE MASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a pot of salted water bring potatoes, carrots, and 3 cloves garlic to a boil. Reduce to a rapid simmer; cook until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and return to pot. Using a masher, mash vegetables until mostly smooth; stir in 3 tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper. Finely chop remaining 2 cloves garlic; set aside.
• In a large skillet over high, melt remaining tablespoon butter. Add beef and brown, about 5 minutes. Remove meat from pan, leaving drippings. Reduce heat to medium-high, add onion, and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 10 minutes. Add chopped garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Return meat and collected juices to pan and stir in tomato paste. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer meat mixture to a 9-inch square baking dish. Dollop mashed vegetables over meat and spread to edges of baking dish. Bake until juices are bubbling and topping is golden brown in spots, about 20 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

MOROCCAN-SPICED COTTAGE PIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion, garlic, carrot, spices and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook for 10-15 mins on a low heat until softened. If the onion starts to brown, add a splash of water.
• Meanwhile, cook the mince in a large frying pan until brown and starting to caramelise. Stir the beef in with the onion, add the tomato purée and stock, and simmer for 30 mins until most of the stock has been absorbed.
• While the beef is cooking, peel and cut the potatoes into chunks. Tip into a saucepan and cover with cold salted water. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 20 mins. Drain the potatoes and mash together with the chickpeas, butter, milk and za'atar.
• Stir the peas into the mince and simmer for 2 more mins, then take off the heat and stir in the chopped parsley. Divide between 4 small freezer-proof pie dishes. Top each with mashed potato and rough up the top with a fork.
• If serving straight away, put the pies on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 30 mins. To freeze, leave the pies to cool completely, then wrap well in cling film and foil. To cook from frozen, put the pies on a baking tray in a cold oven, turn to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and cook for 1 hr-1 hr 20 mins until piping hot.

SPICED COTTAGE PIE WITH CHILE MASH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pan; add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes until softened.
• Stir in minced beef, turn up heat to brown meat.
• Add cumin, flour and coriander; cook for 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes and puree; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in stock and season.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove lid and let simmer for a further 5-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile whilst meat is simmering away, make the chilie mash.
• Place potatoes into a pot of cold salted water. Bring to boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Drain potatoes and place back in pot. Mash over a low heat with the butter, hot milk, chilies and coriander.
• Season to taste.
• Spoon meat into an oven proof dish,spread Potato mix over.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbling hot.