Best 4 Cottage Pie With Potato Tots Recipes

ONE PAN WEEKNIGHT COTTAGE PIE WITH POTATO PUFFS

Steps:

• SAUTE: Heat the oil in a large, oven-safe 10 ½-11 inch skillet or 3-quart Dutch oven (or larger) over medium-high heat. If you don't have an oven-safe pan, you can simply transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish before baking. Add the ground beef and crumble the meat using a wooden spoon. Cook for 2-4 minutes or until most of the meat browns, drain any excess grease leaving just 1 tablespoon. Add the mirepoix and season the veggies with a small pinch of salt. Allow the veggies to cook down until the onions are translucent, about 6-8 minutes. Add the minced garlic and let cook for 30 seconds. Add the tomato paste and allow it to coat all the ingredients in the skillet. When it smells toasty, sprinkle the ground meat mixture with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cornstarch. Stir to combine and let cook for 15 seconds before adding the Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, and beef stock. Scrape the skillet using the wooden spoon to loosen anything that may be stuck on - that's all flavor!
• SIMMER: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 425ºF. Allow the beef mixture to come to a simmer before reducing the heat to just above low, cover, and let it simmer for 10-13 minutes or until the liquid thickens to a gravy-like thickness that coats the beef and veggies. Remove the bay leaves, stir in the peas, taste, and adjust with salt and pepper as desired.
• BAKE: At this point, if your pan isn't oven-safe, transfer the cottage pie mixture to a 3-quart greased baking dish. Top with shredded Irish cheddar and lay the potato puffs out in a single layer over the cheese. Bake the cottage pie for 20-25 minutes or until the potato puffs are golden brown, crispy, and cooked through. Let cool for several minutes before serving.

COTTAGE PIE WITH TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400° F.
• In a large pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the diced onion and carrot and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Drain any grease. Add the garlic, flour, tomato paste, oregano and thyme. Mix until combined.
• Stir in the red wine, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, salt and black pepper.
• Add the broth and bring to a simmer cooking for about 15 minutes or until the beef has thickened.
• Transfer the beef to a 9×13 inch baking pan or oven safe casserole dish and spread out evenly.
• Carefully place the tater tots on top of the meat making sure to cover all of the beef. It's okay if they are piled on top of one another.
• Bake in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the tater tots are crispy and the meat is bubbling around the edges of the pan.

COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high. Add onion and carrots and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in tomato paste. Add meat and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until almost cooked through, 3 minutes. Add thyme and beer and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring frequently, until slightly reduced, 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir to combine. Add 1 cup water and cook until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Stir in peas and season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer mixture to a 2-quart baking dish. Top with potatoes, overlapping slices. Season potatoes with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tablespoons butter. Bake until potatoes are browned around edges and tender when pierced with a knife, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• For the filling: Melt the butter in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery and onion and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the beef or meat alternative. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, breaking up the beef or meat alternative, until browned and cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, add the lentils and sprinkle with the flour; stir to combine.
• Whisk together the tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl. Whisk in the mushroom or beef broth and add to the pan, scraping any stuck-on bits off the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil, season with more salt and pepper if needed, then reduce the heat to low and simmer while you prepare the topping.
• For the topping: Cover the potatoes and garlic with a few inches of cold water into a large pot. Season well with salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, add the cauliflower, cover and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Using a potato masher or hand mixer, roughly mash the veg. Add the milk, butter and cream cheese and mash until the desired texture is reached. Season with more salt.
• Stir the frozen veg into the filling and remove from the heat. Top with the mash, spreading it into an even layer and scatter with the grated Cheddar. Transfer the pan onto a rimmed baking sheet just in case there is any bubble over and bake for until the cheese is melted and the top is lightly golden brown and crisp, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Allow the pie to cool slightly before serving.