Cowboy Pie {Mash-Topped Sausage & Beans}
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).
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 454 g Pork sausages
- 1 Onion Peeled and chopped into large chunks
- 3 Peppers Deseeded 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
Instructions
- 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/350F 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.
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Notes
Sausages: I like to use good quality pork sausages, but use whichever are your favourites
Onion and peppers: You can cheat and use frozen pre-chopped or use fresh
Potatoes: Something good for mashed potatoes like Maris Pipers or King Edwards is best
Vegetarian or gluten-free: Add veggie sausages instead. You can also make this a gluten-free meal too by using gluten-free sausages. Just be careful with the BBQ sauce you use or make your own
Veggies: You can either leave them out or swap them with your preference. Peas or carrots work really well too, the carrots will take a little longer to cook in the pan or you could pre-boil them
Batch cook: Make a big batch and freeze half of it for another day. Prepare up until the end of point 7 and then freeze, covered, before melting the cheese on top.
When you want to eat it, allow it to defrost fully and then pop into the oven until hot through.
Nutrition
Calories: 697kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 1692mg | Potassium: 2410mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 3489IU | Vitamin C: 153mg | Calcium: 271mg | Iron: 7mg