Cheese And Potato Pie Recipes

CHEESE AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to Gas 5/190 C/Fan 170 C. Put the mashed potato in a bowl, mix in onion and season.
• Stir in the sweetcorn, peas and half the cheese. Place the mixture in a large ovenproof dish.
• Scatter the bacon (optional) and remaining cheese on top and cook in the oven for 40 minutes.
• If cooking from frozen increase cooking time to 60 minutes.
• Serve with sausages, beans, carrots, cauliflower, salad - take your pick!! Also try the pie with tuna or chopped ham, tomatoes and chives.
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CHEESE AND POTATO PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a pan of well-salted water to the boil.
• Add on the potatoes whole and unpeeled and boil until cooked, this should take around 30-35 minutes.
• Halfway through cooking the potatoes peel the onion and drop it into the pan.
• Drain the potatoes, prick with a fork and peel off the skin.
• Mash the potatoes or pass through a potato ricer.
• Add the butter, almost all of the cheese and the mustard and mix well.
• Beat the egg with the milk.
• Add in the beaten egg and milk, then mix well, you should have quite a "wet" mash.
• Chop the onion into a 1cm dice and mix that through the potatoes.
• Have a taste here and add more salt if required although it should not be!
• Place the mash into a greased or buttered casserole dish (around 0.5 litres in size) and top with the remaining cheese.
• Slice the tomato into 3-4mm thick slices.
• Add slices of tomatoes to the top.
• Bake in an oven at 200°C or 400°F for 15-20 minutes.

CHEDDAR CHEESE AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180ºC fan/gas 6. Lightly butter a large 2.5 litre baking dish or casserole. Put the potatoes and onion in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are very tender.
• Drain the cooked potatoes and onion, cover with a clean tea towel and set aside to steam dry for 4-5 minutes. Mash the potato mixture, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the 75g butter, mustard and enough warm milk to loosen the mixture to a light, fluffy consistency, then beat in the eggs.
• Add three-quarters of the grated cheese to the mash and mix well. Spoon the cheese and potato mixture into the prepared dish, then sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until the pie is steaming hot and the top is golden brown. Serve immediately, garnished with chives if you like, with steamed cabbage or salad leaves.

CHEESE AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Put the potatoes into a large saucepan, cover with water and add 1 teaspoon of salt. Boil for 12-15 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Drain well, then tip back into the saucepan over a low heat to steam-dry for a few minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Grease a deep baking dish with butter.
• Mash the potatoes using a masher or ricer, then mix in the butter, milk and mustard. Add two-thirds of the cheese, the spring onions and the egg and briefly mix together. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon the potatoes into the baking dish. You can leave the top craggy, or smooth with a spatula then run a fork over to scruff up the surface. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is crisp and well browned. Serve with a colourful salad, pickle and mustard, or steamed green vegetables.

COTTAGE CHEESE POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place potatoes in 3-quart saucepan; add enough water to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until tender; drain thoroughly. Place potatoes in ungreased square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches.
• Place cottage cheese, sour cream, flour, salt, garlic powder and pepper in food processor or blender. Cover and process until smooth. Add cottage cheese mixture, onion and cheese to potatoes; stir in gently.
• Mix corn flake crumbs and margarine in small bowl; sprinkle over potatoes.
• Bake uncovered 18 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MELTY CHEESE & POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the potatoes into a pan of cold water, bring up to the boil and cook for 2 mins. Drain well, tip back into the saucepan and mix with the crème fraîche. Season, sprinkle over the nutmeg and set aside.
• Dust your work surface with flour, roll the first block of pastry to a circle about 28cm wide and place on a baking tray. Arrange a third of the potatoes in the middle of the pastry, then sit the cheese on top. Pile the rest of the potato around the cheese, leaving a 1cm border at the edge of the pastry.
• Roll the remaining pastry out to a circle about 30cm wide, dusting with more flour if needed. Brush the edges of the pastry on the tray with egg, then drape over the larger circle and seal the sides well, crimping as you go round. A tight seal is important to stop the cheese escaping.
• Brush all over with egg and lightly score a spiral into the pastry with the back of a knife. Bake the pie for 30 mins until golden brown and puffed up. As soon as the pie comes out of the oven, glaze with a little more egg and leave to cool for 5 mins.
• Meanwhile, whisk the shallot, mustard, vinegar and oil together. Place the chicory in a bowl and toss with the dressing. Serve the pie cut into oozy wedges, with the salad on the side.

HAM, CHEESE & POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water for 8-10 mins, until tender but still firm. Leave to cool, then slice.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Unroll the pastry with its baking parchment on a baking tray. Reserve 1 tbsp of the crème fraîche, then spread the rest over the pastry, leaving a 2cm border around the edge. Season. Layer the potatoes, ham and cheese over half of the pastry, seasoning the potatoes as you go.
• Fold over the other half of the pastry and use a fork to seal the edges. Trim with a knife for a neat finish - the pie should look like a big sausage roll. Mix a little water into the reserved crème fraîche, then brush all over the pastry. Make a few cuts along the length, then bake for 35-40 mins until golden. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then serve with a salad, if you like.

LEEK, CHEESE & POTATO PIE

Steps:

• To make the pastry, sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl and add 1 tsp sea salt. Coarsely grate in the cold butter, then use your fingertips to work into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Pour over the vodka and use a butter knife to mix it in, then pour over 2 tbsp cold water and stir again with the knife. If you need to, add a little more water until it comes together as a dough, about 1-2 tbsp. Lightly knead the pastry to a smooth dough in the bowl, dust lightly with flour and wrap in baking parchment. Rest for at least 30 mins.
• Peel and cut the potatoes into 5mm- thick slices and put them in a lidded saucepan. Cover with cold water, add a generous pinch of salt, bring to the boil with the lid on, then lower to a simmer and cook for 8-10 mins until just tender. Drain and leave to steam-dry.
• In a large non-stick frying pan, heat the olive oil, bay leaf and butter together over a medium heat, then add the leek and onion. Season well and add a good grating of nutmeg. Cook, stirring, for 8-10 mins, until softened. Add about 100ml water, and cook until most of it has evaporated. Discard the bay leaf and stir in both the mustards and parmesan. Set aside to cool. Butter and flour a 20cm round pie dish.
• Roll ¾ of the pastry out on a lightly floured surface in a circle larger than the pie dish, then line the dish. Roll the rest into a large circle for the lid and chill both for 10 mins. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Spoon a layer of the leek mixture into the lined dish, grate over some cheddar and top with a layer of potatoes and the melting cheese slices. Repeat the layering until you have filled the pie dish - press down to compact it.
• Brush some of the egg around the edges, top with the pastry lid and crimp together. Egg wash the lid, scatter over some sea salt and cut two slits in the lid. Bake for 45-50 mins until golden.
• Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 10 mins, then slice and serve with a watercress salad, if you like.