How to Prepare Tasty Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie.

You can cook Cottage Pie using 9 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie

1. It's 1/2 packages of sliced mushrooms.
2. Prepare 1 medium of zucchini.
3. Prepare 1 can of cream of mushroom soup.
4. Prepare 1/2 medium of Onion.
5. It's 2 clove of Garlic.
6. You need 1/2 cup of Cheddar Cheese.
7. You need 1 of Olive oil.
8. You need 1 box of Instant mashed potatoes.
9. You need 1 lb of Lean ground Beef.

Cottage Pie step by step

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Chop garlic, onion, and zucchini..
3. Heat olive oil in pan, when hot add garlic. Sautee for 3 min..
4. Add chopped onion to garlic. Sautee until onion is caramelized. Add extra olive oil if needed..
5. Add slicedushrooms to sauteed onion and garlic. I love mushrooms so I add the entire package otherwise add 1/2 package. Add olive oil as needed - Sautee untill mushrooms are caramelized..
6. Put sauteed vege's aside into baking dish. Using the same pan, cook ground beef until pink is gone. Drain out juices..
7. When ground beef is done, add to baking dish..
8. If you want to add other veggies (ie. green beans, etc) add to baking dish now..
9. Pour contents of mushroom soup over contents of baking dish. Stir well..
10. I like cheese so I put 1/2 cup of cheese over mixture. You can omit..
11. Cook mashed potatoes according to package directions. If there are 2 packages of instant mashed potatoes in box, I use both. Can never have too much potatoes. Add to the top of mixture..
12. Bake uncovered for 30 mins in the oven or until potatoes are brown. You can add cheese to the top about 15 mins until done..
13. ** You can add chopped bacon and/or chives and sprinkle over potatoes before serving. Best to serve with bread..
14. ** Add salt and black pepper according to taste..
15. Serve with bread and green salad. Or not..