True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes

This is commissioned post.

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes.

Brr, it is getting cold outside now. It could get even colder this weekend. Some parts of Britain could be as low -5. Hopefully, in the Midlands, we will escape the worst of it. Other than Christmas, what do you enjoy in Winter? If you are like me, not a lot!!

One of the things I do love besides Christmas though at this time of year are my go-to favourite Winter foods. There is something special about a warm comforting meal. Good old-fashioned ingredients, occasionally with a modern twist. It always brings back nice childhood memories of playing in the snow. You would come in freezing cold, being drawn to that beautiful smell wafting from the kitchen.

From pies and stews, hotpots to homemade soups. Any traditional Winter food does give me a nice warm glow. My children love to come home and see whats cooking in the kitchen. Nothing quite like a homemade meal by Mum!!

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes.

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes

My 2 youngest Children go out to school all day, then when they get home after 4pm they are straight out the door again to do some exercise.

Even though they are exercising they will often come back, saying they need warming up, so what better way than with some lovely food?!

I love to warm them up again with a nice and freshly made hot meal. Something warm, tasty and full of vitamins to keep the Winter cold’s and flu’s away.

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes:

Last week The Co-op asked us if we would like to take part in their Mashed Potato campaign and share one of our favourite Winter warmer recipes:

This Christmas,

the Co-op is launching its first irresistible potato pack using the Lilly variety of potatoes, exclusively available in the Co-op. This variety is amazing for making mashed potatoes, with a rich, buttery taste.

We all love mashed potatoes here. Barely a day will go by where we do not have potatoes with at least one meal. They are the perfect ingredients, cheap to buy, filling, tasty, healthy and are so versatile. Whats not to like!!

Whether it is mashed, jacket, chips, boiled or even that Sunday dinner classic roasted. Perfect for more or less any dinner plate!

Mashed potatoes are our heroes though. Most of my Winter staples involve them. My advice always look for ones that are recommended great for mashing, such as these Co-op lovelies.

I love it when my eldest two Sons come to visit, a good excuse for a Sunday roast any day of the week. Also, it is my eldest Son’s job to mash the potatoes! He always mashes them to perfection. He spends ages making them nice and creamy. He will not let me serve them until they are perfectly mashed! Shame they not home more often!!

When it comes to extra vegetables though that can be another story!! My youngest two are not too keen on them. (Are any children?). So with this in mind, I like to hide plenty of them inside a nice and tasty cottage pie. This also gives the meal a lot more flavour and no one even notices they are eating more veggies too. Result!!

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes.

Loaded Veggies Cottage Pie With Co-op Irresistible Mashing Potatoes:

Serves 4

Cooking time: Around 1 hour

What You Need:

  • 1.25 kg Lilly Mashing Potatoes
  • 1.00 kg of Beef minced meat
  • 3 Medium red onions
  • 3 peppers. 1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow
  • 3 Large carrots
  • 1 Tsp of mixed herbs
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
  • Splash of milk and 1 tablespoon butter for mashing potatoes
  • 425 ml Instant gravy or beef stock
  • 150g Mature cheese, grated
  • Salt and pepper
  • Side of vegetables to serve it with
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes Method:

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut them evenly into big chunks and pop them into some cold water with a sprinkle of sea salt until ready to use.
  2. Wash, remove seeds and chop red, green yellow peppers into small chunks. Peel and chop onions up into chunks. Peel and chop carrots into large slices and then half, place all of the vegetables into a bowl and mix together.
  3. Fry mince for around 10 minutes in a large frying pan. Until nice and brown, add peppers, onions and carrots fry a few more minutes.
  4. Make up the gravy.
  5. Drain the fat from the meat and vegetables well and add gravy to the pan, mixed herbs and a touch of pepper. Bring to boil then simmer for around 35 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
  6. Meanwhile, start cooking the potatoes so they are cooked at the same time as the mince.
  7. Bring the pan of potatoes to boil, lower heat and simmer for around 23 minutes or until tender.
  8. 10 minutes before potatoes are cooked, preheat oven to 180c.
  9. Remove potatoes from heat first, drain and mash them with a little milk and butter and a pinch of salt.
  10. Place the mince and vegetables in a large ovenproof dish. Spread over the mashed potatoes and sprinkle the mature cheese over the top. Pop into the oven for around 10 minutes or under a grill until the cheese has melted.
  11. Enjoy.
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes
True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes

About The Co-op Lilly Variety Of Potatoes:

The Co-op will launch Irresistible Mashing Potatoes in 500 stores, on October 11th. This line will be the first Irresistible potato variety that the Co-op has launched.

The variety used in the pack is the Lilly variety and that is exclusive to the Co-op. Available in 1.5kg bags, Irresistible Mashing potatoes are ideal for boiling and mashing but are equally versatile for other uses too. Use them as part of a meal, such as a topping on shepherds or fish pies or as the centrepiece of a recipe.

Co-op Irresistible Mashing Potatoes are British potatoes and grown by a small number of carefully selected growers and are available in Co-op stores from mid-October.

Co-op Irresistible Mashing Potatoes’ and available from @coopukfood

Now over to you.

What are your favourite Winter warmer dinner recipes?

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes

True To Its Name Rich And Irresistible Co-op Mashing Potatoes:

About this post:

This is commissioned post. As always, all thoughts are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands I work with.

Some Posts You Might Have Missed:

Superberry Kale And Roasted Garlic Bruschetta.

Hex River Valley Plum And Nectarine Cheesecake.

Seared Steak With Pancetta And Blackberry Vinegar.



Follow:
Claire Justine
Claire Justine

Hi, I am Claire and I created Claire Justine in 2011. I hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I love writing them. Please leave a comment below and share your thoughts with us.

Find me on: Web | Instagram | Facebook

27 Comments

  1. Eb Gargano
    5 December 2017 / 20:58

    Great recipe….I am so with you on the mashed potatoes thing. Perfect winter comfort food in my mind!! Oh and by the way…I am the proud owner of TWO children (age 7 and 9) who eat and even LIKE vegetables…crazy, huh? When I've worked out what I've done right, I'll let you know…or maybe sell my secret for a fortune bwahahaha!! Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare. Eb x

  2. Mudpie Fridays
    19 November 2017 / 20:38

    Both of mine are potato mad! We also have a co-op just down in our village so I will have to see if it stocks them. If they do they we will give them a go next time :). Looks like a great meal x

  3. Jess
    14 November 2017 / 19:03

    I bet these are amazing!!Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 22:18

      Thanks Jess πŸ™‚

  4. Family Makes
    13 November 2017 / 22:12

    That certainly does look like the perfect winter warming recipe. So healthy too, with all those veggies packed in!

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 18:00

      Aww,thank you πŸ™‚

  5. Beth @ BethinaBox.com
    13 November 2017 / 20:25

    this looks delicious and perfect for the cold winter evenings we're having now! πŸ™‚

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 17:57

      Thank you Beth πŸ™‚

  6. mummyhereandthere
    13 November 2017 / 15:19

    That is what you call proper comfort food, looks a good texture too X #mmbc

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 17:55

      Thanks you πŸ™‚

  7. Emma Lofthouse-Burch
    13 November 2017 / 10:16

    I love mashed potatoes we have it most weeks! Your cottage pie looks so tasty.

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 06:31

      Thanks Emma πŸ™‚

  8. Coombe Mill
    13 November 2017 / 09:00

    Real winter comfort food for all the family – yum!

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 06:31

      Aww, thanks for popping over Fiona πŸ™‚

  9. Judee Algazi
    12 November 2017 / 21:21

    Looks like a fabulous pie with lots of healthy ingredients.

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 06:31

      Thanks Judee πŸ™‚

  10. Five Little Doves
    12 November 2017 / 20:02

    Ooh this looks delicious, and so much cheese! As long as my food is smothered in cheese I'm happy!

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 06:30

      Thanks Laura, we like lots of cheese on here too πŸ™‚

  11. Helen J
    12 November 2017 / 19:53

    My husband is the mash potato king in our house, so I'll have to let him know about this variety of potatoes πŸ™‚

    • Clairejustine oxox
      14 November 2017 / 06:30

      Thanks Helen πŸ™‚

  12. Anonymous
    12 November 2017 / 19:29

    wow this sounds yummy!!!

  13. Toni β€’ This Mama Blogs
    12 November 2017 / 18:53

    We literally live on potatoes in our house, some sort of potatoes with every meal! I might have to try these next time I pop into the Co-op

    • 12 November 2017 / 19:26

      Thank you Toni. Potatoes are so versatile, aren't they πŸ™‚

    • Toni β€’ This Mama Blogs
      19 November 2017 / 16:52

      already commented previously but just wanted to pop back to say thanks so much for linking up to the #RecipeRoundUp hope to see you back soon!

  14. Melanie Williams
    12 November 2017 / 18:45

    Just slightly hungry reading this! You had me with the first photo, it looks yummy and great for the winter weather πŸ™‚ x

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.