Cottage Pie with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Name: Cottage Pie with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
Prep time: THMS
Cook time: THMS
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. olive oil; 1 onion, finely diced; 2 carrots, finely diced; 1 celery stalk, finely diced; 1 garlic clove, minced; 450g beef mince; 1kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 50g butter, cubed; 2 tbsp. milk; Salt & pepper to taste; ¾ jar Sacla’ Sun- Dried Tomato Pesto; 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 beef stock cube (gluten free); 1 bay leaf; 100g frozen peas

This Italian twist on a British comfort food classic is so good, you'll wish you'd tried it years ago. It's not Bolognese 'sotto patata' though, this is still definately a cottage pie recipe, just emboldened with Sacla’ Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto.

Cook Time

1hr 15mins

Serves

Ingredients

1 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, finely diced
2 carrots, finely diced
1 celery stalk, finely diced
1 garlic clove, minced
450g beef mince
1kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
50g butter, cubed
2 tbsp. milk
Salt & pepper to taste
¾ jar Sacla’ Sun- Dried Tomato Pesto
1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 beef stock cube (gluten free)
1 bay leaf
100g frozen peas

How to make the recipe

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onion, carrots and celery and cook on a medium heat until softened but not coloured. Add the garlic and mince. Turn up the heat for 4‚Äì5 minutes and saut√© until the mince is browned

Step 2

Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 20 minutes or until soft. Drain and leave in the colander for 10 minutes to dry. Tip back into the saucepan, add the butter and milk to the potatoes and mash until smooth. Add plenty of seasoning

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 180¬∞C/fan oven 160¬∞C

Step 4

Add the Pesto, tinned tomatoes, stock cube, bay leaf and salt and pepper to the mince mixture. Fill the tomato tin with water and add that as well. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly. Add the frozen peas and remove the bay leaf

Step 5

Pour the mince mixture into an ovenproof dish and top with the mash. Use a fork to rough up the top to help it colour. Bake in the oven for 20‚Äì25 minutes or until piping hot and golden. Serve immediately