Sausages in a pie with beans and topped with cheesy, buttery mashed potato. Hello old school dinner classic. This Cowboy Pie is a hearty feast that’s so simple and will be a massive hit with kids (and adults).
INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp Olive oil
454 g Pork sausages
1 Onion Peeled and chopped into large chunks
3 Peppers Peeled and chopped into large chunks
2x Tins of Baked beans
400 g Tinned tomatoes
4 tbsp BBQ sauce
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
For the mash:
1 kg Potatoes
2 tbsp Butter
4 tbsp Milk
Salt and pepper
50 g Cheese
METHOD
- Preheat the oven if finishing the pie in the oven (see optional last step).
- Put the potatoes on to boil in salted water.
- While they are boiling heat oil in a large, deep frying pan. Add the sausages and cook for 10 minutes, turning regularly.
- Cut the sausages into thirds (I use scissors) and add the onions and peppers. Cook for a further 7 – 10 minutes until the peppers have started to soften and the sausages are golden.
- Add the beans, tomatoes, BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes and add the butter, milk, cheese and salt and pepper, and mash until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the sausage mix to an oven dish and top with the mash and cheese.
Either:
- Put in the oven on 180C for 25 minutes. (You’ll need to heat this way if you’ve made the pie in advance and it has cooled down.)
- Put under a hot grill for 5 minutes until the top is golden.
