Shepherds Pie / Cottage Pie! There’s a difference I know, traditionally shepherds pie is made with lamb, and cottage is made with beef 🙌🏼 I always had it growing up with beef mince and we called it Shepherds Pie, and still do in our house now 🥰 Ingredients: 1kg mince (I’m using beef mince) 1 x diced brown onion 1 x diced carrot 1 x diced zucchini 2kg potatoes 1 x can corn kernels 1-2 cups frozen peas 1 x pkt shepherds pie recipe base or a French onion soup mix packet 2 x cubes beef stock crushed 1 x heaped tbspn minced garlic 1 x tbspn tomato paste 2-3 shakes of Worcestershire sauce 1-2 cups cheese grated (I used a mix of mozzarella & cheddar cheese) Salt & pepper to taste Parsley for garnish (cause we’re fancy 😉) For mash potato: Heaped tbspn butter/margarine 1/4-1/2 cup milk (add gradually) Method: 🥘 Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees Celsius 🥘 Peel & dice potatoes, add to pot of water and bring to the boil (salt your water) 🥘 Prep other veggies, peel & dice 🥘 Peel & dice brown onion 🥘 In a pan add some oil & onion 🥘 Add garlic & continue to cook 🥘 Add carrot and allow to start to soften 🥘 Add mince and break up & brown 🥘 Add beef stock cubes & tomato paste and mix through, allow to simmer 🥘 Add recipe base, fill packet with water & add. 🥘 Fill packet up with water and also add 🥘 Mix through and allow to simmer on a low heat 🥘 Grate your cheese & set aside 🥘 Drain can of corn and add to pan along with your frozen peas 🥘 Turn off heat & add meat mix to your prepared oven proof dish 🥘 Drain potatoes & add milk & butter & mash 🥘 Season mash with salt & pepper 🥘 Once mashed potatoes are at your liking, top the meat mix with your mash & spread out over the top flat 🥘 Top with cheese & bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until cheese has melted to your liking! #CottagePie #ShepherdsPie #DinnerMealPrep #Dinner #MealPrep #EasyRecipe #Mince #BeefMince