Easy Cheesy Cottage Pie
Author: Heather Holland
Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 6
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1½ lb ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 12oz package frozen peas & carrots
- 1½ c shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
- 1½ tsp salt, divided
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 6 TB butter, divided
- 1 TB tapioca flour
- In a large sauce pan, cover potatoes with water and bring to a boil.
- Continue cooking 8-10 minutes until easily pierced with a fork.
- Meanwhile, add 2 TB butter to a large skillet and melt over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook 3 minutes, until tender.
- Add garlic and cook another minute.
- Add ground beef, thyme, ½ tsp salt, and pepper. Cook 4 minutes until beef is browned.
- Add peas and carrots and stir.
- Sprinkle on tapioca flour and stir.
- Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes, stirring once. Remove from heat.
- Drain potatoes and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Add remaining butter and salt and mix with an electric hand mixer on low until smooth.
- Fold in 1 C of cheese.
- Spread ½ of potato mixture in the bottom of 9in pie dish.
- Top with beef mixture, then with remaining potatoes.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and broil on low 3-4 minutes until cheese is melted.
Recipe by All Things Good Co. at https://heatherhollandaise.com/2015/10/easy-cheesy-cottage-pie.html
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