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Published July 22, 2013 | Last Updated October 28, 2022 By Barbara Bianchi 8 Comments

Gluten Free Cottage Pie

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Gluten free cottage pie is the perfect comfort food! You’re going to love this dish.

Serving fresh bubbling cottage pie hot from the oven is a special treat for any night of the week. So, I’ve modified this dish with gluten free ingredients and now the whole family can enjoy it.

What’s the difference between cottage pie and shepherd’s pie?

Both are classic dishes of the United Kingdom made exactly the same way except cottage pie is made with beef and shepherd’s pie (recipe here) is made with lamb. 

This classic fare of gluten free cottage pie is a savory ground beef casserole topped with mashed potatoes. 

Ready to make it? Let’s go.

Instructions

*Free printable recipe card is available at the end of the post.
 
Preheat your oven to 400℉.
 
Then boil your potatoes for about 15 minutes. Drain and mash the potatoes with a potato masher. Add water, 1 tablespoon of the butter, 1 teaspoon of salt and a dash of pepper. Whip with a spoon until fluffy and set aside.
 
 
Next heat oil in a skillet. Add onion and carrot and cook on low heat for 15 minutes. Then add ground beef and stir over a medium heat, breaking up the meat with a spatula for 5 more minutes.
 
Drain the beef mixture. And add flour and stir for 2 more minutes. Pour in bouillon, and season with thyme, a teaspoon of salt, and nutmeg. Simmer until thickened for 5 minutes. 
 
Finally spoon your meat with the gravy into a 9-inch pie plate. Spread the mashed potatoes over the top. Scatter 2 tablespoons of butter around the potatoes. And bake for 30 minutes. 
 
And that’s it! Your gluten free cottage pie is ready to serve.
 

What goes with this casserole?

This gluten free cottage pie with mashed potato topping could be a complete meal on it’s own. I suggest just serving it with a simple side salad or sautéed broccoli.

Pro tips and recipe notes

  • Need to make it dairy-free? No problem. Instead of butter, use a dairy-free butter substitute like Earth Balance. 
  • If you can tolerate dairy, you can prepare your mashed potatoes with milk or half and half instead of water.
  • I love to make homemade mashed potatoes, but if you want to save time Betty Crocker Potato Buds are gluten free and ready in 5 minutes.

I hope you’ll love gluten free cottage pie as much as we do. Have a happy, healthy week.

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Gluten Free Cottage Pie

Savory ground beef topped with homemade mashed potatoes. Yum.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword gluten free cottage pie, ground beef dinner ideas, homemade mashed potatoes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Calories 379kcal
Author Barbara Bianchi

Ingredients

  • 4 medium potatoes peeled and quartered
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons butter divided
  • 2 teaspoons salt divided
  • dash of pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion minced
  • 1 carrot minced
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon All Purpose Gluten Free Baking Flour
  • 1 cup gluten free beef stock Herb Ox bouillon or Kitchen Basics
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • dash of nutmeg

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400℉.
  • Boil potatoes for 15 minutes. Drain and mash potatoes with a potato masher. Add water, 1 tablespoon of the butter, 1 teaspoon of salt and a dash of pepper. Whip with a spoon until fluffy and set aside.
  • Heat oil in a skillet. Add onion and carrot and cook on low heat for 15 minutes. Add ground beef and stir over a medium heat, breaking up meat with a spatula for 5 more minutes. Drain beef mixture. Then add flour for 2 more minutes. Pour in bouillon, thyme, 1 teaspoon of salt, and nutmeg. Simmer until thickened for 5 minutes. 
  • Spoon into a 9-inch pie plate. Spread the mashed potatoes over the top. Scatter the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter around the potatoes. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

  • Need to make it dairy-free? No problem. Instead of butter, use a dairy-free butter substitute like Earth Balance. 
  • If you can tolerate dairy, you can prepare your mashed potatoes with milk or half and half instead of water.
  • I love to make homemade mashed potatoes, but if you want to save time Betty Crocker Potato Buds are gluten free and ready in 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcal
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Comments

  1. Miriam Slozberg (@msmir) says

    July 22, 2013 at 1:46 am

    Wow that looks great, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      July 25, 2013 at 10:51 pm

      Thank you for visiting, Miriam 🙂

      Reply
  2. Dominique Goh says

    July 22, 2013 at 2:02 am

    The cottage pie looks really yummy.. have to try out this recipe which you shared.

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      July 25, 2013 at 10:53 pm

      Thank you. I hope you enjoy it.

      Reply
  3. sharon Cattermole says

    July 22, 2013 at 6:21 am

    Yum…will have a go at this when the weather cools

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      July 25, 2013 at 10:57 pm

      Good. I hope you will enjoy this. Thyme is so good with beef.

      Reply

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