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April 5, 2012

Cottage Pie Recipe

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Cottage Pie, known as “Shepherd’s Pie” in America, is a comforting stand-alone meal.

Cottage Pie Recipe
Cottage Pie has a bottom layer of ground beef, onions, celery, carrots and thyme. It’s traditionally topped with creamy mashed potatoes, but for this recipe, I topped it with creamy mashed cauliflower. You can use either topping depending on what you’re feeling up to.

Cottage Pie Recipe

I often serve the dish alone, but you can also pair it with some slow-cooked greens, Brussels sprouts with lemon, or vegetable tian.

Serves: Serves 8

Cottage Pie

It's best to get the cauliflower in the steamer before cooking the vegetables and beef. This way all of the ingredients will be ready at the same time to bake.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
  • 2 carrot, finely chopped
  • 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1?4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • For the Topping (you can use creamy mashed potatoes as an alternative):
  • 2 heads cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 heaping tablespoon sour cream (use creme fraiche for paleo or gaps)
  • 1?4 cup whole milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Celtic sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese (omit if Paleo)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and adjust oven rack to medium position.
  2. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, onion, celery, and carrot and sauté the vegetables until tender, about 5 minutes. Make a well in the center of the vegetables and add the salt, pepper, and thyme. Stir the seasonings in the middle of the pan until fragrant, about 30 seconds, and then stir into the vegetables. Add the ground beef and stir and cook until beef is partially cooked, about 5-7 minutes. Pour beef filing into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish and spread evenly into a single layer.
  3. Steam the cauliflower until tender. (If you don't have a steamer then fill a large stockpot with water and add cauliflower. Simmer cauliflower until tender. Drain in a colander.) Place cauliflower, butter, sour cream, milk, and salt in the bowl of a food processor (you can also do this in a blender). Process until smooth. Season to taste with salt pepper. Spread pureed cauliflower over beef layer in baking dish. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbling and cheese is golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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25 Comments

  1. Allison [Girl's Guide to Social Media]

    April 5, 2012 at 10:09 am

    Looks amazing, comforting and wholesome. I am glad you used cauliflower rather than potato. Thanks for sharing your travels and this recipe!
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  2. Marla

    April 5, 2012 at 10:16 am

    LOVE seeing your quickie recap of the weekend. This cottage pie is such a great way to welcome being home.
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  3. Nancy@acommunaltable

    April 5, 2012 at 10:20 am

    Sounds like a wonderful trip Carrie! It's always fun and rejuvenating to go away but nothing beats coming home to family! Cottage Pie is one of my favorites - such a comforting dish which really makes you feel like you are home!
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  4. Robert Richards Recipes

    April 5, 2012 at 11:38 am

    You are a talented person to come up with a recipe like this one. I'm so happy you decided to share it with the world. :-D
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  5. Amy @ A Little Nosh

    April 5, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    I read a book a while back by the Chef/Owner of Prune and I'm dying to eat there when I'm in NY for BlogHer this summer. http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Bones-Butter-Inadvertent-Education/dp/0812980883/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333669853&sr=8-1
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  6. Lucy Lean

    April 5, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    Love your take on cottage pie - however just so that we are being totally correct since you added cheese to the top it's now a Cumberland Pie!!! x and I too loved Empellon when I was last in NY - although it did seem strange to be eating Mexican in NY not LA!
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    • Deliciously Organic

      April 6, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      Really?! I had no idea. Oh well. Now I know it's actually Cumberland Pie. :)
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  7. Mark

    April 5, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    can't wait to try this!
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  8. Amanda@EasyPeasyOrganic

    April 5, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    sounds like a great trip! hmmm... duck ice cream? betcha a l'orange version would be yum ;) xx PS. love your new pic on the main page!
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  9. VA DE PAN

    April 7, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Great recipe and beuatiful photos of your amazing trip!!!!!!!thanks for sharing!!!!
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  10. Leti

    April 7, 2012 at 11:53 am

    Thanks for commenting on my blog! Love the recipes here! Ok off to go bookmark this and take a peek at the creamy chicken tomato recipe. Yum! You're killing me here :)
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  11. aida mollenkamp

    April 7, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    So great to meet you, Carrie! I too have been thinking about the duck ice cream all week.
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  12. The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh

    April 9, 2012 at 4:37 am

    Can't wait to read more about it all! The recipe looks like a nice bowl o' comfort for sure!
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  13. The Healthy Apple

    April 9, 2012 at 6:09 pm

    I wanna bite of this right now. I wish we lived closer. Miss you already. xooxo LOVED seeing you at IACP; excited to chat soon. Muahhh
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  14. Kristina Vanni

    April 10, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    This looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing in your experience!
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  15. jen fought

    April 16, 2014 at 9:55 am

    Do you think there is anyway to make this a freezer meal?
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  16. Mary Beth Lane

    February 1, 2019 at 12:05 pm

    Huh, I did not know that Shepherds pie with beef has a different name. I just call it "shepherd's pie" . I do onion, celery, garlic and usually a beef/sausage blend, then I layer carrots, peas and a mashed sweet potato/regular potato blend. it is soo good! and really very satisfying.
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