Cottage Pie with Gnocchi
A fun twist on a classic. This cottage pie swaps the traditional mashed potato topping for a potato gnocchi topping. A sure fire hit with the whole family!
Equipment
- 5L slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 kg lean beef mince
- 2 carrots grated
- 2 stalks Celery, sliced
- 1 Onion diced
- 400 gram can of diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Tomato paste
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp beef stock powder
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- 2 500g trays of potato gnocchi
- 2 cups Grated tasty cheese
Instructions
- Combine in the slow cooker, all ingredients except the gnocchi and cheese
- Cook on low for 5hrs
- Remove any excess fat/liquid that may pool on top of meat sauce (I gently spoon mine out. Good quality mince to begin with will limit excess fat at this stage)
- Cook gnocchi in boiling water as per pkt instructions (usually 2mins)
- Strain then gently add gnocchi on top of cottage pie in slow cooker and top with cheese. Continue to cook on low for 15-20mins to melt cheese
- Serve withyour favourite steamed side vegetables
- Beef mince could also be swapped for lamb mince for a Shepherd's pie instead
- This recipe was created for our READY SET SLOW recipe book. You can purchase this book HERE 🙂
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I really liked the simplicity of adding gnocchi, will definitely do cottage pie with gnocchi again.
Made this last night. Swapped mince for chicken pre-cooked sausages (as that was the meat that was out for dinner). Worked a treat and was loved by everyone.
This recipe is soooo good, on regular rotation in the house
Could you add the gnocchi earlier without cooking and stir it through the mince mixture do you think?
Thanks
You might be able to in around 30mins or so – just test it to be sure it’s done to your liking