Beef Cottage Pie
Mince under a mash lid, and the leftovers reheat better than the first night.
Ingredients
- Beef mince600 g
- Potatoes1 kg
- Carrots200 g
- Brown onion150 g
- Frozen peas150 g
- Butter40 g
- Milk80 ml
- Plain flour30 g
- Tomato paste50 g
- Olive oil20 ml
- Dried thyme2 g
Method
- Heat the oven to 200C and boil the peeled, chunked potatoes for 20 minutes until soft.
- Meanwhile cook the finely diced onion and carrot in the oil over medium heat for 8 minutes until soft.
- Add the mince and brown it well, then stir in the flour and tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Plant-Based Cottage Pie
- 600 g Plant-based mince instead of Beef mince
Brown the plant-based mince for only 4 to 5 minutes, then simmer for 10 minutes with 250 ml water instead of 400 ml, as it needs no time to tenderise.
Vegan
Plant-Based Cottage Pie
- 600 g Plant-based mince instead of Beef mince
- 40 ml Olive oil instead of Butter
- 80 ml Oat milk instead of Milk
Brown the plant-based mince for only 4 to 5 minutes, then simmer for 10 minutes with 250 ml water instead of 400 ml; mash the potatoes with the olive oil and oat milk.
Gluten-free
- 25 g Cornflour instead of Plain flour
Skip the flour when browning the mince; instead mix the cornflour with a little cold water and stir it in for the last 5 minutes of simmering.
Dairy-free
- 40 ml Olive oil instead of Butter
- 80 ml Oat milk instead of Milk
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
AldiBest choiceno items missing · $12.67 of food
$54.93
77% spare
Colesno items missing · $16.12 of food · $3.45 more
$40.72
60% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $17.32 of food · $4.65 more
$39.30
56% spare
$3.17a serve
$3.17 a serve, cheapest at Aldi
About $12.67 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$54.93 across 2 shops · all 11 items priced · $16.14 more for bigger packs, 77% spare for later
AldiBest choice$12.67
no items missing
you'll pay $54.93 · 77% of it spare
Coles$16.12
no items missing · $3.45 more
you'll pay $40.72 · 60% of it spare
Woolworths$17.32
no items missing · $4.65 more
you'll pay $39.30 · 56% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$54.30
Beef mince
$12.49/kg
need 600 gJindurra Station approx. 1.9 kg$23.73closest match
Aldi$12.49/kg$23.73·Woolworths$15.00/kg$15.00·Coles$15.00/kg$15.00
Potatoes
$2.50/kg
need 1 kgWashed Red Potatoes 2 kg$4.99closest matchreal special
Aldi$2.50/kg$4.99·Woolworths$3.67/kg$5.50·Coles$3.00/kg$6.00
Carrots
$2.09/kg
need 200 gNo Brand Carrots 1 kg$2.09
Aldi$2.09/kg$2.09·Woolworths~$2.40/kg$0.36·Coles$2.60/kg$0.44
Frozen peas
$2.49/kg
need 150 gMarket Fare Garden Peas 1 kg$2.49closest match
Aldi$2.49/kg$2.49·Woolworths$4.00/kg$2.00·Coles$2.50/kg$2.50
Butter
$1.60/100g
need 40 gPure Valley Salted Butter 250 g$3.99closest match
Aldi$1.60/100g$3.99·Woolworths$3.00/100g$3.00·Coles$3.00/100g$3.00
Plain flour
$1.20/kg
need 30 gWhite Mill Plain Flour 2 kg$2.39closest match
Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30
Tomato paste
$0.28/100g
need 50 gCucina Tomato Paste 500 g$1.39closest match
Aldi$0.28/100g$1.39·Woolworths$0.56/100g$0.95·Coles$0.71/100g$1.00
Olive oil
$0.88/100ml
need 20 mlThe Olive Tree Olive Oil 1 L$8.79closest match
Aldi$0.88/100ml$8.79·Woolworths$2.80/100ml$7.00·Coles$2.80/100ml$7.00
Dried thyme
$1.08/10g
need 2 gStonemill Thyme Leaves 25 g$2.69closest match
Aldi$1.08/10g$2.69·Woolworths$1.20/10g$1.80·Coles$1.20/10g$1.80
Buy at Woolworths$0.63
Brown onion
~$3.32/kg
need 150 gOnion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84