Gotta-Have-It Cottage Pie
When you need a dependable crowd-pleaser, our Cottage Pie delivers every time. This classic comfort dish combines ground beef, fresh-from-your-garden vegetables and rich gravy, topped by mashed potatoes baked until golden. It’s hearty enough for a chilly evening, simple enough for a weeknight and satisfying enough to earn a spot in your regular rotation.
Ingredients:
For the mashed potato topping:
- 3-4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed (Yukon Gold and Russets are best for mashing)
- ½ cup milk
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp chopped chives
- Salt to taste
For the filling:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 small yellow, diced
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp flour or 1 packet beef gravy mix
- 1 cup corn (such as Gotta Have It® or Simply Irresistible®)
- 1 cup peas
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1 cup green beans, chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Place potatoes in a large pot and cover with cold salted water. Bring to a boil and cook 15-20 minutes until fork-tender. Drain, then mash with butter and milk until smooth. Stir in chives and salt; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef until browned. Drain excess fat if needed. Add onion and cook 3-4 minutes until softened. Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- For the gravy:
- If using flour: Sprinkle flour over the meat and stir for 1 minute. Slowly add beef stock, stirring until thickened.
- If using gravy mix: Add beef stock and whisk in gravy mix according to package directions.
- Stir in corn, peas, carrots and green beans into beef and gravy mixture. Simmer 5-8 minutes until vegetables are tender and filling is thick. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the filling evenly into a baking dish. Spoon mashed potatoes over the top and rough up the surface with a fork.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until the filling is bubbling and the potato topping is lightly golden. For extra browning, broil 2-3 minutes at the end if desired.
- Let cool slightly before serving.
The Gurney’s Difference: Cottage pie is a great recipe to incorporate a great variety of garden vegetables into one crowd-pleasing dish. Sweet corn picked at peak ripeness, tender carrots pulled from the soil and sweet and tender peas and green beans bring brighter flavor, better texture and true garden freshness to every bite. Home-grown potatoes are the heart of the dish, while your homegrown onion, garlic, and freshly-snipped chives bring even more flavor to this dish.
Homegrown vegetables don’t travel miles to your kitchen, so they retain more natural sweetness, depth of flavor, and nutrition. The result? Comfort food elevated by the pride and flavor of your own garden.
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