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April 2024 · 3 minute read

THERE’S nothing better than a hearty meal after a long, stressful day at work - and if you’re a fan of cottage pie, you’ll want to listen up for this epic recipe.

Many of us will have attempted to make a cottage pie before, but thanks to a food fan, here’s a simple recipe that you must try.

Particularly if you’re not a great cook, this simple recipe will have even the least confident cooks impressed.

Posting on TikTok, the food fan, who is known on social media as Bored of Lunch, explained how he uses his slow cooker to make a delicious cottage pie.

For the one-pot pie, it will cost you just £1.70 a portion and serves five people - so if you want your kids to be impressed, you’ll need to listen up and take notes.

The foodie, who has amassed a whopping 649,000 followers and 5.4million likes on the video sharing platform regularly shares his easy and delicious slow cooker and air fryer recipes online.

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In his recent clip, he demonstrated how to make a slow cooker cottage pie.

To make the hearty meal, this foodie uses 600g of lean beef mince, one onion, two carrots, one celery stick, bay leaves, rosemary, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, two tablespoons of tomato puree, one can of chopped tomatoes, 100ml beef stock and one tablespoon of cornflour. 

He said: “Let's make a one pot cottage pie in the slow cooker for £1.70 a portion.

“The mince, you don't even need to brown it, you can just chuck it in with your carrot, onion and celery.

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“All the ingredients are listed on screen and in the caption below.

“Add your beef stock, I use Knorr, which I added 100ml of water to a stock pot.

“Give that a mix and then cook on high for three to four hours, or low all day.”

If you want to leave your slow cooker on all day, this TikToker suggested leaving it for seven to eight hours on a low heat.

Once cooked, top your dish with a cheesy mash and put it under the grill to crisp up.

He continued: “Top with your cheesy mash and then add the pot under the grill for a couple of minutes to get it nice and crispy.

“Serve and enjoy.” 

The man’s clip has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly amassed 299.9k views.

It has 4,994 likes, 56 comments and 1,068 shares.

Social media users were impressed with the recipe and were eager to give it a try, which many took to the comments to express. 

One person said: “Wow, that is awesome. I'm trying this.” 

Another added: “I've never made a cottage pie in my slow cooker... Will try it lol thanks Treasure.” 

A third commented: “Looks yum, definitely gonna give this a try.”

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Whilst someone else noted: “That's definitely on my menu this week, looks great.”

Another foodie posted: “Wow, so easy, looks delicious.”

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