Cottage Pie

What is it?

Beef mince in gravy sits under a layer of mashed potato in this frozen meal, sold in a chilled-to-freeze format. It's portioned as a single-serve dish, designed to be baked in its tray rather than tipped out. Compared with other ready meals in the range, it keeps to a straightforward, two-part structure: savoury beef filling on the bottom, smooth potato on top. The texture contrast comes from the saucy meat base and the soft mash lid, with the gravy doing most of the work between them. Once baked, the potato top should brown and develop a slight crust while the filling bubbles underneath. It's comfort food in a tray, best served with greens or peas on the side.