4 traditional cottage pie Recipes

lean ground beef or 600 g cooked beef, shredded, onions, peeled and diced, carrots, peeled and finely diced or 1 large cooked carrot, diced, butter or 1 oz dripping, cooked peas (optional), dried herbs or 1 -2 tbsp fresh mixed herbs, chopped, flour, tomato puree, worcestershire sauce, beef stock (or 250 ml red wine mixed with 2 tsp sugar) (optional), salt, pepper, potato, peeled and cut into small even sized pieces, leeks, cleaned and finely shredded or 2 large cooked leeks, sliced into rings, butter, milk, mature farmhouse cheddar cheese, grated, salt, pepper

unsalted butter or 1 tbsp margarine, onion, chopped, carrot, diced, red bell pepper, chopped, garlic clove, minced, cooked corn, all-purpose flour, fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves, seafood seasoning such as old bay seasoning, chicken broth, alfredo sauce, shrimp, thawed if frozen, peeled, tails removed, deveined , halved horizontally (about 20), simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes , stirred to soften them a bit, chicken broth, parmesan cheese, grated

curd cottage cheese, eggs, milk, sugar, lemon juice, raisins, unbaked pie shells