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.