Turkey Cottage Pie Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Servings:
8 Portions
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, chopped
  • 1 stick celery, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • ½ pound mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon tomato purée
  • ⅔ cup red wine
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 pounds potatoes
  • ⅓ cup butter
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
Directions
  1. Heat up a large, deep frying pan to a medium heat. Add the oil and then the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic cloves. Sauté for 10 to 12 minutes until softening.
  2. Add the ground turkey to the pan and continue to sauté it along with the vegetables, until it is beginning to brown.
  3. Add the chopped mushrooms and cook for a minute or two longer, before adding the flour. Stir this in.
  4. Add the tomato purée, red wine, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, dried thyme, and optionally, the marmite. Mix everything in and then let the turkey mince simmer for 45 minutes, occasionally stirring.
  5. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  6. Peel the potatoes, slice them, and then boil them. Once soft, drain them and return them to the saucepan.
  7. Add the butter, milk, and nutmeg to the potatoes, along with salt and pepper, to taste, and then use a masher to mash the potatoes.
  8. Transfer the turkey mixture to an oven proof dish, and then heap the mashed potato on top, creating a layer that completely covers the meat stew.
  9. Top the mashed potato with a layer of cheddar cheese, and then place the cottage pie in to the oven to bake for 30 minutes, until the top is golden.