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Beef cottage pie (parmentier)

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 50 minutes, around $1.57 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

50mintotal
≈ $1.57a serving
475kcalper serving
27gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Peel the potatoes

    Peel the potatoes and cut them into large cubes. Put them in the saucepan.

  2. Cook the potatoes

    Cover the potatoes with cold water, add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Cook for 20 minutes over medium heat.

  3. Cook the onion

    Finely chop the onion. Cook it in the skillet with a little butter over low heat until translucent.

    Tip · If the onion starts to stick, add a tablespoon of hot water to loosen the browned bits.

  4. Cook the ground beef

    Add the ground beef to the skillet with the onion. Brown it, stirring so it doesn't stick. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

  5. Mash the potatoes

    Drain the cooked potatoes in the colander. Mash them with a fork, adding the warm milk and half of the butter. Season with salt and pepper.

  6. Assemble the pie

    Preheat the oven to 180 °C. In a gratin dish, spread out the ground beef, then cover it with the mashed potatoes. Dot with the rest of the butter.

    Tip · For a crispier top, slide the dish under the broiler for 2 minutes, keeping an eye on it.

  7. Bake until golden

    Bake the dish for 15 minutes to brown the top. Serve hot.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 475 kcal. 33% comes from carbs, 22% from protein and 42% from fat.

39 gCarbs
27 gProtein
22 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy475 kcal
Protein26.6 g
Carbs38.6 g
of which sugars6.5 g
Fat22.3 g
of which saturated fat12 g
Fiber5.3 g
Salt0.4 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.57 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.14for 2 people
≈ $1.57a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.

2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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