Our 2 most popular winter dinners for 2024 become 1 amazing dish

What a mash-up!

Georgia Mahood

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August 2, 2024 - 4:38PM

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When it comes to winter warmers, there are two dinners we always have on repeat: beef stroganoff and cottage pie.

Beef stroganoff is a hearty stew made from beef, onion, and mushrooms, which is finished in a creamy sauce made from paprika, mustard, beef stock and crème fraîche or sour cream. This Russian comfort meal is one of the most searched-for dinners on taste.com.au – our community loves a strog.

When we think of a comforting, flavourful dinner, cottage pie is always the first to come to mind. This warming meat pie consists of a tomato and beef mince base topped with velvety mashed potato and a generous sprinkling of cheese. This dinner is a favourite amongst Aussie families and a great way to get more veggies into the kids.

With beef stroganoff and cottage pie both making up 2 of our Top 3 most-searched dinners on site this year and constantly the trending recipes of winter, we thought there was no better way to celebrate the two than to make them one.

The ultimate winter mash-up: beef stroganoff cottage pie

What goes with beef stroganoff? Mashed potatoes. What’s used in cottage pie? Beef. This one was a no-brainer for us.

The recipe starts by making the rich beef stroganoff filling, which encompasses everything we love about a strog: beef, mushrooms, paprika, sour cream, mustard and beef stock (plus a few more simple ingredients).

This filling is topped with a creamy mashed potato à la cottage pie. We added sour cream to the mashed potato to keep the delicious beef stroganoff vibes going.

Here’s what the taste.com.au community has to say about this recipe:

“This is delicious and well worth the prep and cooking time. I will be adding it to our weekend regulars, the whole family loved it!” – Jess_22

“Can’t find fault with this recipe, rich and delicious. Will definitely become a winter favourite.” – pauliney31

“This was delicious, very flavourful and comforting.” – jesswhitt