Is this lasagne or cottage pie?

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I was making cottage pie and made a big error - I put tinned tomato in. So the pot contains: mince, onions, carrots, swede, and tinned tomatoes. It's too late to take anything out. It's been simmering for an hour now.

Should I continue to make this into cottage pie? Or turn it into a lasagne? Or any other ideas? Help!

It can still be a cottage pie.
Use some type of gravy to thicken the sauce a bit.

It's fine as a cottage pie.

Cottage pie - I’d whack some Worcestershire sauce in though to balance out the tomatoeyness.

It's an unholy misbegotten monster that should be pitched straight in the bin

tomatoes in cottage pie = nope

swede in lasagne = double nope

Either sounds good to me!

Just add some bisto and Worcester sauce

I always put tomatoes in mine, sounds like I’m in the minority.

Cottage pie with tomatoes is lovely.

I put tomatoes and beef stock in mine...

Add some carrots and peas and it will be cottage pie
With cheddar cheese on the mash of course....

It is definitely more cottage pie than lasagne !

Mince and tomatoes always. Worcester sauce for fun.

It’s a casserole

@TheDoctorDances

I always put tomatoes in mine, sounds like I’m in the minority.

Me too, I don’t think you are in a minority, always garlic too. Gives it a nice rich ‘gravy’

The recipe for HelloFresh cottage pie has tinned tomatoes in it. It wasn't as nice as normal cottage pie but OK. It's definitely not lasagne if it's got swede in it!!

I always put tomato in cottage pie. I think it’s nicer.

Cottage pie it is!

It does have garlic already, to the PP who suggested it, and I like to use mushroom sauce for depth (similar vibe to Worcester sauce, I'd say).

It's just when I tasted it earlier, it seemed a bit neither here nor there. But you're all right, it's no lasagne.

Thank you all

And yes OBVIOUSLY cheesy mash to top it off! Mash isn't complete without cheddar.

Great way to get an extra one of your 5 a day in!

I’m not sure about cheesy mash though I’ve never tried that before. It may have to be a weekend experiment

Cottage pie without tomatoes? That's mental. My mum would be appalled.

My family always eat it with pickled onions and gherkins though, same with bolognese, which appals my partner so I guess it's down to personal taste

Lasagne. Then you haven't got to make mash.

@MuttsNutts

Cottage pie - I’d whack some Worcestershire sauce in though to balance out the tomatoeyness.

I agree with this.

It'll be fine I'm sure. The Hairy Bikers put tinned tomatoes in their beef mince stew and dumplings!!!

Mind you, going by the other recipes I've done from my new book, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt as so far, they've been bloody delicious!

@OhRene

It'll be fine I'm sure. The Hairy Bikers put tinned tomatoes in their beef mince stew and dumplings!!!

Mind you, going by the other recipes I've done from my new book, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt as so far, they've been bloody delicious!

Love those lads… And the hairy bikers ceramic stock pot I got in Home Bargains for £10 has revolutionised my cooking (never had a stock pot before) 🎻

Yep, cottage pie.

@toocold54

Great way to get an extra one of your 5 a day in!

I’m not sure about cheesy mash though I’ve never tried that before. It may have to be a weekend experiment

It’s the law 🧀