Simple Cottage Pie Recipe (only 0.96 per serving)

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Turkey is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

Chop the onion finely and prepare the other vegetables (celery and carrot).

Heat oil in a pan over low heat and add the chopped vegetables to soften for about 5 minutes.

Add the minced beef to the pan and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.

Stir in beef stock until it covers the meat, add tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Peel and cube the potatoes, then boil them in water until tender.

Drain the potatoes and return them to the pan, adding butter, double cream, black pepper, and salt, then mash until creamy.

Remove excess gravy from the meat mixture, thicken with cornflour mixed in cold water, and transfer to an ovenproof dish.

Spread the mashed potatoes over the meat mixture, ensuring it reaches the sides.

Bake in the oven at 180°C for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown.

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