Cottage pie the kids will eat - Real Recipes from Mums

This recipe is dead easy to make and can be made from whatever leftovers you have. The sweet potato mash is lovely with the parmesan cheese. Bonus novelty factor for my kids when they eat out of a ramekin!

Ingredients (serves 4)

200g minced beef
1 carrot, grated
1 zucchini, grated
1 sweet potato, mashed
parmesan cheese

Method

Cook sweet potato in boiling water until tender, then mash. Set aside.
In a frypan, cook minced beef until browned. Add the carrot and zucchini and cook for another 3 minutes.
Scoop the beef mixture into a small ramekin. Top with mashed sweet potato and then sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
You can either pop the ramekin in the oven on 200C for a few minutes to melt the cheese on top or just serve as is.

Notes

The ramekin on the left shows you the mince mixture prior to the sweet potato mash scooped on top.

53 Comments

- - mom465794 said
  - 29 Nov 2024
    4:31 am
Looks great! Love the look of the sweet potato

- - BellaB said
  - 23 Aug 2024
    6:56 pm
Individual servings can indeed be very cool for kids.

- - mom160270 said
  - 11 Aug 2024
    9:51 am
I think adults will enjoy this too.

- - Mum_Em said
  - 24 Feb 2024
    9:20 pm
I hope my boys do eat it. So hard finding something they love.

- - BellaB said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    7:07 pm
This sounds (and looks) great. Thanks.

- - mom62164 said
  - 30 Jun 2022
    11:44 am
My son absolutely loved this!

- - mom474510 said
  - 31 May 2021
    4:05 pm
Sounds like what I make I add a little nutmeg with the cheese on top.

- - mom112217 said
  - 09 Feb 2021
    11:04 pm
Your pies look very inviting! Thanks!

- - mom460689 said
  - 26 Oct 2020
    2:56 pm
I like the cute individual serves and the sweet potato topping.

- - mom462038 said
  - 11 Apr 2020
    6:53 pm
My mum used to make shepherds pie on a Monday, using leftover meat from the Sunday roast. I wish I had that recipe now as I’ve never seen one that uses leftover roast meat. Never seen sweet potato mash topping before

- - nadine_hill said
  - 16 Aug 2019
    9:43 am
Love little pies in ramekins! Delicious looking recipe.

- - teegsmrstee said
  - 30 Apr 2019
    12:54 pm
Cottage Pie, how delicious and nutritious

- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Nov 2018
    10:50 am
Sweet mashed potato that is an awesome idea.

- - mom266216 said
  - 14 Nov 2017
    1:43 pm
Ah look so delicious. And nutricious as well.

- - tarabutler said
  - 27 Oct 2017
    11:57 am
Super easy to make and my BLW baby loves feeling part of the family for dinner times ! Thanks for sharing

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 20 Sep 2016
    8:30 pm
individual serves are winners in our home – kids feel grown up

- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Aug 2016
    9:27 am
But too plain for me. I would have to shoosh it up with more flavours to suit my household. Love the sweet potato and Parmesan topping

- - ella12 said
  - 17 Aug 2016
    4:45 pm
Ooh nice one. Nutritious and delicious!

- - tessie said
  - 04 Jul 2016
    11:12 am
This is so simple and it sounds delicious. Another recipe to try out. Can’t wait

- - meedee said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    11:19 pm
I would love these but my youngest is such a fusspot that the sweetpotato wouldnt fly with her. I would have to switch it to plain potato *rolls my eyes*