# Mini Cottage Pies

Mini cottage pies are prepared in a muffin tray to ensure that they are portioned for small children. The recipe calls for the use of a slow cooker for the meat mixture.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 205 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 250 g beef mince
- 1 red onion, diced
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 6 mushrooms, chopped
- 2 TBSP tomato purée
- 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
- 1 TSP lazy garlic/garlic purée
- 1 pinch cracked black pepper
- 1 TSP thyme
- 250 ml low salt beef stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large handful peas
- 250 g mash potato of your choice
- 50 g grated cheese

## Instructions

1. Add beef mince, diced red onion, chopped carrot, chopped mushrooms, tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce, lazy garlic/garlic purée, cracked black pepper, thyme, beef stock and bay leaf to the slow cooker.
2. Cook on high for 4 hours.
3. Add frozen peas.
4. Spoon the mixture into the silicone muffin tray.
5. Top with mashed potato (sweet potato and regular potato can be used) and grated cheese.
6. Bake at 180c for 25 minutes.
7. Serve with extra gravy.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- silicone muffin tray
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6oowWWsPqp/?igsh=cmRrYjVianFkaHl0
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8939ffb1-fee9-404e-b2ed-c18088abc911
- Extracted: 2025-04-03

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