To think cottage pie is a complete meal in itself?

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Why do I need to add extra veggies in the side to what is (possibly?) already a complete meal?

Protein, veggies and carbs all there.

I wouldn’t say it peas in cottage pie (just carrots/onions) so I have them on the side

OP, you're probably not wrong, technically (and I probably cba to cook anything else in practice), but I like the idea of something green too.

You could, I suppose, but I’m not sure why you would. Vegetables are delicious and they’re good for you, so I don’t get why you wouldn’t have as many as possible.

Once you've put the veg in the pie they tend to loose their flavour. So I'd always have a veg dish or two to serve alongside the cottage pie.

I have baked beans with mine. It’s bloody lovely

@OrianaBanana beetroot and Branston! Plus green veg on the side.

We have peas and sweetcorn with it

I just don't even know where to start with that.

Why?

@Brokendaughter you haven't seen that 'friends' episode?

I don't like it either🙈

I make cottage pie rather than shepherds, peas and carrots in the pie then a couple of extra veg on the side. My usual go to’s would be cabbage and broccoli. I sometimes make a Yorkshire pudding to go with it and always extra gravy

Not a complete meal for me - no.
Even if the meat has peas, carrots, whatever I like a big pile of greens with it- kale,spring greens, broccoli or green beans

Sometimes I serve with vegetables o the side (peas or broccoli) but if I’m rushed and bunging the leftovers in the oven, Inoften don’t bother. The pie itself has leeks, carrots, mushrooms and peppers in it already and not just the mince. Other people add lentils to it. It certainly could be a one dish meal.

No peas or carrots in the pie , peas on the side with pickled beetroot and grated cheddar

I voted YANBU because it's your meal and you can eat it how you want. I'd personally always serve it with a been vegetable though. Maybe peas, green beans, broccoli or cabbage. And extra gravy of course.

If you have guests coming then I would definitely add an extra green vegetable as it'll make the plate of food look much more complete and considered.

We do not put veg in cottage pie but we do serve it with baked beans...taste sensation

You also need some slices of bread to mop up the sauce.

HP on the side is all it needs.

Just had it for dinner tonight. Growing up always a meal in itself. Peas, carrots and onions are always in it. I have never had one without peas homemade or in someone else house.
However lately I have added baked beans to the side and it is a game changer - I love it!

That sounds amazing

The only veg my mum put in one was onions and mushrooms, I’ll often add some diced carrots as well, but I’d usually serve it with baked beans or peas or broccoli as well. If I remember from childhood, the usual side was tinned petit pois and baby carrots (tinned peas went with certain dinners, frozen with others 😂 steak and chips meant frozen peas, but chicken Kiev meant tinned!)

Mine has peas in it so yes a full dish but for perfection I like pickled red cabbage on the side.

Salad and gravy.

That every kind of wrong.

you just couldn't make it up

Perfect cottage pie is mince with onions, mushrooms and carrots; mashed potatoes and swede; loads of grated cheese served with black kale with butter and black pepper.

When making the mince mixture, it’s 1kg mince to 500g carrots, a punnet of mushrooms and 3 large onions.

My cottage and shepherds pie only have onion, they're very meaty so I always cook extra veg