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Beef & Spinach Cottage Pie

Beef & Spinach Cottage Pie

with Parmesan Mash
4.0(729)
Julian Pauncz
Julian PaunczUpdated on October 15, 2025
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Calories
2800 kcal
Protein
46.1g protein
Total
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

3 unit

potatoes

1 bunch

spring onion

1 unit

onion

2 clove

garlic

1 stalk

celery

1 unit

carrot

1 block

Parmesan cheese

(Contains: Milk; )

1 packet

beef mince

⅔ tin

tomato paste

1 packet

beef-style stock powder

1 bag

baby spinach leaves

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

40 g

butter

(Contains: Milk; )

2.5 tbs

milk

(Contains: Milk; )

¼ tsp

salt

¼ cup

water

/ per serving
Calories2800 kcal
Fat30.4 g
of which saturates18.2 g
Carbohydrate44.4 g
of which sugars14.3 g
Protein46.1 g
Sodium1210 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Medium Pan
Baking Dish
Large Non-Stick Pan
Lid

Cooking Steps

Prep
1

Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Peel the potato and cut into 2cm chunks. Thinly slice the spring onion. Finely chop the brown onion. Finely chop the garlic (or use a garlic press). Grate the celery and carrot (unpeeled). Grate the Parmesan cheese.

Mash
2

Add the potato to the saucepan of boiling water and cook until easily pierced with a knife, 10-15 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan. Add the butter, milk and the salt and mash with a potato masher or fork until smooth. Stir through the grated Parmesan cheese and spring onion until well combined. Cover with a lid to keep warm.

Filling
3

While the potato is cooking, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Add the onion, celery, carrot and a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Push the vegetables to the side of the pan, add a drizzle more olive oil to the empty space and add the beef mince and garlic. Cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until just browned, 2-3 minutes.

Filling
4

Preheat the grill to high. Add the tomato paste (see ingredients list), the water and crumbled beef stock to the frying pan. Stir to combine the beef and vegetables. Add the baby spinach leaves and stir through until just wilted, 1 minute. Add a dash of water and stir through.

Grill
5

Transfer the mince mixture to a small baking dish and spread the mash over the top. Grill until lightly golden, 5-7 minutes. TIP: Keep an eye on the mash topping as it can burn quickly!

Serve
6

Divide the beef and spinach cottage pie between bowls.

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