Cottage pie recipes
Learn how to make a classic cottage pie with our easy recipes. Whether you’re looking for a beef, vegetarian or lower-fat version, find comfort in our satisfying cottage pie recipes.
Simple and speedy: Make our quick cottage pie for two in just 15 minutes. Feed the family with our easy cottage pie, or get ahead by batch cooking and freezing the ragu for this simple cottage pie.
Give it a twist: Spice up supper with keema pie loaded with chilli and ginger. This bengali-spiced cottage pie is topped with moreish parsnip mash, or try layered cottage pie with cheesy sliced potatoes.
Healthy ideas: Load jacket potatoes with veggie cottage pie filling. Our lighter cottage pie cuts the calories but not the flavour, with a delicious butter bean topping.
Hungry for more? We’ve got over 90 savoury pie recipes plus some epic shepherd’s pies to try.
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Veggie cottage pie stuffed jackets
These comforting cottage pie jackets are stuffed with rich veggie ragù, topped with cheese and baked 'til golden. Serve with seasonal greens.
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Lighter cottage pie
Our lighter cottage pie is fibre-packed, simple to make and just as comforting. It also comes in at only 343 calories per portion.
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Easy cottage pie
Classic cottage pie is a family favourite – rich meaty sauce made with beef, carrots and red wine topped with cheesy mash is a wonderful combination.
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Comforting cottage pie
A traditional British cottage pie recipe with a baked bean twist - perfect for chilly evenings. Ready in 50 minutes, this is an easy family favourite.
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Bengali-spiced cottage pie with parsnip mash topping
Make this Bengali-spiced cottage pie dish to impress your friends, or as something different for the whole family. Just add hot buttered greens to serve.
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Easy-peasy cottage pie
Make up a batch of our beef ragu, freeze it, and then defrost so you can rustle up this cottage pie recipe.
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Layered cottage pie
This traditional cottage pie recipe with a twist costs less than £6 to make for four people. The sliced potatoes make a sophisticated change.
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Quick cottage pie
The secret ingredient in this quick cottage pie is a tin of baked beans. This comfort food recipe can easily be doubled up if your feeding friends and family.
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Nourishing winter
Keema pie
This recipe is a spicy version of cottage pie, serve it up as a mid-week treat. Using fresh chilli, ginger and cumin, it's a different take on the classic.
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Cottage pie with Cheddar and parsnip mash
This all-time British favourite of cottage pie made with cheddar and mashed potato is a simple family meal that will delight all palates.
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