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closeup overhead of spoon scooping meat, carrots, peas, and mashed potatoes from white casserole dish
5 from 32 votes

Easy Cottage Pie


Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
6
Use pot roast leftovers and mashed potatoes to make the ultimate comfort meal with this easy cottage pie.

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes
  • ½ cup salted butter, divided
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 1 cup carrots diced
  • ½ cup yellow onions diced
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 3-4 cups leftover pot roast and gravy or 1 pound ground beef plus one packet of beef gravy
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • fresh thyme for garnish
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Peel and dice the potatoes. Place potatoes and 1 tablespoon of sea salt in a stock pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are cooked. Drain.
    cooked potatoes in a sauce pan with butter, pepper and cream in the pan
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Mash drained potatoes, ¼ cup butter, heavy cream and milk until smooth and creamy.
    cooked potatoes in a sauce pan with butter, pepper and cream in the pan
  • Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of butter, onions and carrots over medium heat in a skillet.
    Raw carrots and onions in a black saute pan
  • Saute vegetables until onions are soft and translucent. Add peas and leftover pot roast to the vegetable mixture.
    saute pan full of cooked carrots, onions and peas with shredded beef (pot roast leftovers) on top
  • Spread meat/vegetable mixture into a casserole dish. Add as much gravy as you have left in the pot. (Follow packet instructions to make extra gravy if desired and stir into the meat/vegetable mixture.)
    white scalloped casserole dish full of pot roast leftovers shredded beef, carrots and potatoes
  • Top with the mashed potatoes.
    white scalloped dish full of shredded beef, carrots and peas with mashed potato scoops on top
  • Sprinkle paprika, salt, pepper, and fresh thyme over the top of the casserole.
  • Melt remaining butter and pour over the mashed potatoes.
    white scalloped dish full of mashed potatoes with butter being poured on top
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the gravy is bubbling from the bottom of the dish and the potatoes are beginning to brown.
    white scalloped dish full of baked mashed potatoes

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Notes

See full cottage pie recipe at familydinners.com. Use leftovers from our pot roast recipe as the beef for this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 256mg | Potassium: 1196mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4396IU | Vitamin C: 42mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 4mg

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