Beef, Bacon & Cheese Cottage Pie

What is it?

At 400 grams, this frozen meal layers seasoned beef mince with bacon pieces and cheese, then caps it with mashed potato. On heating, the mash turns dense and forms a light crust, while the filling stays soft and saucy. It’s a variation on the classic cottage pie format, with the bacon and cheese folded through the meat rather than kept separate. Compared with other On The Menu freezer meals, this one leans more toward a loaded, meaty bake than a plain mince-and-mash dinner. It’s built for the microwave, with the components already assembled in the tray, so all the work happens in the heating.