Nothing proper about this one. Cinnamon??? My girlfriend made this one for me after I made a proper pie just like moms. I could not eat it. there is nothing proper about over seasoned.

This was very good. Everyone ate it up very quickly....the only issue was that hte potatoes came out soggy...but the taste was wonderful!

The cinnamon definitely needs to be in there. When we made it you could smell that cinnamon, but when you ate it, it was just yumminess. Depending on how much extra onion/carrots you add, you may need larger than a pie plate, but ours fit perfectly into our nine inch pan. A great meal.

The kids and the hubby absolutely adore this recipe. I have made it twice now and the leftovers don't last long at all.

Family loved this. Leftovers are really good too.

This is like a shepherd's pie, though I thought it was a little better. As recommended by others, I substituted ketchup for the tomato paste, added 1 TBLS. of Worch. sauce, decreased the milk to half a cup and decrease the cinnamon to a quarter tsp. I also added corn on top of the meat and flavored the meat with a few TBLS. of minced garlic. I substituted one of the potatoes for a parsnip..you couldn't tell the difference.

this is good but I gave it 4 stars because the cinnamon is a bit too strong, the next time I make this it will be with less cinnamon and maybe some garlic sauted with the meat.

awesome

It's a pretty good recipe. But these changes HAVE to be made to make it better: 1) Reduce milk to 1/3 cup. 2) Instead of measuring out the cinammon, just sprinkle it over the meat is more than enough. 3) Sprinkle just a tablespoon of breadcrumbs over the Cheddar cheese for more dept in the texture. Other than that it was good!!!

This is the first cottage/shepherd pie my husband didn't add ketchup to! It was yummy. Don't omit the cinnamon. Next time I will grate the carrots as they were a bit underdone. More salt is required than recipe calls for - I added garlic salt. Just keep tasting it til you like it. Add more beef broth if you like a moister one. This is a keeper!

I made this will slighly over a pound of ground beef and 4 large russet potatos. I absolutely NEEDED a 9 by 13 inch casserole dish! It would have certainly boiled over in a pie dish or an 8 by 8 dish. This recipe turned out wonderful! I changed the recipe a bit because I was just using ingredients I had on hand. I didn't use carrots, used chicken broth instead of beef, and used 1 tbsp dried parsley instead of fresh. I also used the full amount of milk and would do it that way again, although it would probably be fine with less. I used the full amount of cinnamon, and hardly noticed it. It didn't seem "overpowering" at all. I also added garlic salt to the potatos for more flavor. I'll make this one again!

I did not care for the flavor, all I could taste was the italian seasoning even after I finished the meal. The carrots were raw and I even cooked them longer than recipe called for. The potatoes only needed about 3 Tbsp of milk, not the cup it called for. And I wish I would have put the cheese on the meat and under the potatoes. I won't be cooking this one again.

In a traditional "English" Cottage Pie you would not find spices of any kind - it is a simple dish and all you need is chopped onion and carrot - fried a few minutes (preferably in beef dripping)until soft, then add minced beef and fry again until brown. Stir in a little flour to thicken, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper,add some beef stock and cook slowly in the oven (covered casserole) until tender. Top with freshly mashed potato. That's all you need for a Proper English Cottage Pie! You may, if you want a little more flavour, add a tin of chopped tomatoes and a little tomato paste. Also you may add mashed parsnip to the mashed potato topping, but the real Cottage Pie is the plain one!

this recipe calls for too much milk. i cut the milk back to a half cup. it's also a good idea to let the beef mixture and the potaot mixture cool a bit before combining, because the potaot has a tendency to run if added when piping hot. the cinnamon is a measure of taste - i love it, my husband does not.

This was very good, but not earth-shaking. I agree with other reviewers on several points: (1) Though cinnamon can add a nice element with red meat, here it comes through too strongly; cut back quite a bit on the amount. (2) Use less milk in the potatoes - just make them however you usually make your mashed potatoes. (3) I used water instead of beef broth and added some worcestershire sauce because the meat mixture seemed to need some extra flavor. Next time I would go a step further and use some garlic and extra seasonings to perk it up. Enjoy!

We liked this, made recipe to a T. Next time I will cut back on the cinnamon as it was just a little to strong for us and maybe add some garlic, only because we like it in our dishes.

Tried this and I'm sorry...the cinnamon is horrible. Sorry, definitely won't make this again.