I'm sorry to hear about your friend Bob :( He sounds like a really thoughtful, helpful guy. What a wonderful way to remember his kindness and generosity.
I love this series because you leave no stone unturned as far as ingredient options go. Being on a budget sometimes it’s easy to forget how many ingredients I actually have available. Thank you, Mr. Wolfe.
I love that most of your videos tell people to use the recipe as a suggestion. Make changes and substitutions. Get creative. Cook with ingredients you like, and you’ll like the end result.
The hallmark of a great cook is someone who can walk into a kitchen after being told there's nothing to eat, and make a filling, delicious meal for the family. That's skill.
Great options for families. I’ve raised mine, but I worry about these dear families paying so much for groceries these days. Be inventive with what you have. You demonstrate that well.
I think I might exchange that for the mashed potatoes in mine. Then again I might use both. I would also include hot peppers, of course, I'm one of those people who like hot peppers with my ice cream. Well, maybe not ice cream!
I was going to say, if you get it on sale, Corn Bread mix is less costly than those mashed potato packets, and probably a heartier choice if you are feeding hungry people!
When I was a kid in Middle School (I'm 52, now) my mom broke her foot. The day it happened or maybe the next day the neighbor lady, knowing Mom would't be up to cooking that day, showed up with something she called 'tamale pie' and left it for us to have for supper (that was what it was like if a friend/neighbor was in need in the South in the 1980s and, honestly, for years before).. We really enjoyed it so when Mom got better she asked for the recipe. That became one of the go to recipes in my family's rotation for years afterward. I have cooked it for other people who also loved it. Your cowboy pie reminds me a little of tamale pie. For tamale pie you brown ground beef, drain the excess grease, then saute in a little chopped onion (if you like). When the onion is cooked through you add a can of Mexican style corn aka Fiesta corn (partially drained) and a small can of tomato sauce. The original didn't call for it but I like to also add a can of black beans. You can mix in salsa if you have it and want to but, again, the iriginal didn't have it. Then you mix up enough cirnbread (real cornbread, not that sweet, cake like nonsense that passes for 'cornbread' in less civilized regions 😁),pour it over the top and bake at 350° until the cornbread is done. Serve it hot and let people top it as they like, depending on what you have. I like shredded cheese, a good hot sauce or taco sauce and, if I have it, sour cream. A big skillet of that will fill a family of four until stuffed with at least a helping or two left for someone to have for lunch the next day.
I’m not struggling to buy food but I do struggle with cooking because of health issues and your tips really help without making me feel ashamed for struggling with things like carrying a heavy pot of water or not having the energy to shop. You have such a great approach that’s helpful without being condescending!
I currently have a broken foot and having to do most of my cooking from a wheelchair. Or standing on 1 foot. It's exhausting. That is the main reason I lost 20 pounds the first week home.
Always enjoy your narrative... as if you are guiding each one of us to creating delights in the kitchen at a time when money is tight. You are one of the best TH-cam bloggers I know!
I love your advice to use what you have. It's the way people have been feeding their families for probably as long as there have been families. One comment: buying chunks of cheese and grating it yourself is healthier, tastier and less expensive. Packaged grated cheeses usually have non-cheeses stuff added to keep it separated. The something often is some kind cellulous, often wood. Keep up the videos. They are really good.
He probably doesn't do this because he has problems with his hands. So do I. So while yes, it's more cost effective, those of us with disabilities will have to go with pre-grated cheese.
@@riderc2770 I wasn't aware of his hand problem. I have seen someone wielding a chef's knife to chop vegetables. Even if that is the reason I think he should suggest fresh grated cheeses that cost less. They also taste better and are healthier with no additives. I do love videos and the regular admonitions that you need to use what you have, and that recipes are guides, not gospel.
My cousin made a whole set of fat handle wood utensils for my mom. I got them when she passed and with my arthritis they are great. I love the ladle, the spaghetti spoon,the short and long mixing spoon, he even made a two prong fork for turning meat.
when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was something cornbread related and then you mention that when you take it out of the oven haha. Bob sounds like a cool dude
For better low budget options, use ground beef, fresh potatoes and brick cheese over bagged pre-shredded. You can make homemade mashed potatoes for less than Idahoan. Or use Hungry Jack instant flakes. Either have a lower price overall plus you can get several more batches than the single pack. Same for the cheese. You have a cheese grater or you should. If not, just make thin slices. Either way, you’ll get more cheese for the money you pay.
I got a rotary cheese grater that’s almost effortless to use, but if I was on a budget I’d use any grater I had. I’m trying to stay low-carbohydrate so I avoid the pre-grated cheese that usually includes starch to keep the shreds from sticking together, so that means doing the grating myself.
When i explained to my sister that “pre shredded” cheese is twice as expensive as brick cheese and full of preservatives and chemicals (to keep it from clumping in the bag) she didnt believe me
@@bobcostas6272it’s such a shame pre sliced or chopped anything costs extra because sometimes you have disabilities that make use of hands/chopping etc difficult but you still need to feed yourself and you might live alone with no help.
@@MintyArisatoyou’re paying for someone or something to chop it for you so of course it will cost more, the same way a chunk of steel costs less than an engine. Just a reality of life that convenience/accessibility comes at a cost. Maybe you can vote in some crazy democrat to subsidise prepared food for people with disabilities
Love, love, love!! And with your saying substitute, you just made a WHOLE bunch of other meals. And help me with ideas. And this looks good. Thanks 👍🙏🙏
Looks great! We add chopped mushrooms to stretch the meat a little and top with tater tots. Just made it last weekend but now want to try it with beans 😀
My favorite cottage pie is a base of chicken stew. My husband likes it best when I add homemade mashed potatoes with cheese on the top, but my absolute fave is drop biscuits from my favorite recipe, added to the top of the stew. Both are delicious. When I boil up a big pot of chicken, I like to freeze some of the tasty broth, and some of the meat, for a chickken pie, later. Thanks for all the inspiration, and the brave tastings!
Looks hearty and filling! Awesome. I know you're not a spicy guy but some cajun seasoning in that (or jalapenos) would be killer! Gonna give it Try for superbowl this weekend! Thinking i could scoop it on tortilla chips!!!
Love Love your humor-------enjoyed watching even though I won't be able to eat this due to health issues. However, I'm going to pass this on to family and friends so they can enjoy this good looking meal. 😁
You’re very ingenious in how you figure out ways to cook just about anything someone may have. You’re doing a great service to people during these times. Thank you, sir. Also, I hope the family of the wonderful man who made the beautiful cooking spoon will maybe sell his plans to a reputable place…people with mobility issues and fine motor control issues can always benefit from such a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I’m sure he’s doing a great job on what The Man Upstairs (my husband calls him that, too) needs doing. Thank you.
Even when you aren't struggling, the ability to improvise and throw things that seem like "nothing" together and create a good meal for you or your family if you have one is a good skill to have. Technically, every recipe in the world already exists in your head, you just need to put the pieces together and solve the puzzle of "What's for dinner?" For example, if you have some seasonings, pasta, frozen broccoli, frozen breakfast sausages, and some butter? You can prepare them and throw them all into a bowl with some garlic powder. It might not be a millionaire's dinner but it's still a good meal for me! Also, I feel like with how housing prices and inflation is going up and up and up, these videos could come in handy for any young adult / teenager who was kicked out of their parents house and now needs to find some shoebox apartment to survive in. Keep doing what you do best, and I hope you all have a good day!
Whenever my Mom was gone for a couple of days, my Dad took over as chef. He made something similar to your recipe but called it Hungarian Goulash. His method was very simple: open the refrigerator, grab all the leftovers, and dump them into a large kettle, turn on the heat, bring to a boil, stir once or twice, and serve it up. Hearty, warm, and filling. You can’t beat that. All six kids were overjoyed when Mom came home again.
I was a years post masters degree psychotherapist most of my professional career but retired at 62 due to damage done on the job. I was bored because my job was fast paced and dangerous and decided to dabble in work I had never done before. I cooked all my life and was an excellent from scratch cook. I worked part time in a CBTF and my co worker fought over who got to work with me as they loved my cooking and baking. The group home manager told me to punt one night as most of the meat in the freezer had gotten freezer burnt. I found hamburger that was not affected and made a hamburger stew with scratch dumplings on it. My co worker could not get enough nor could the clients I served. I was asked for the recipe. There was not. I used what was salvageable in the refrigerator and the storage cabinets. I even got a co worker to try my pumpkin, chocolate chip walnut cookies. She said she hated pumpkin but took a couple of cookies home for her husband to try. I brought a Chinese wok into the group home and the residents loved it.
If you're gonna use instant taters I recommend using less than the recommended water on making them, as they will absorb steam etc while cooking in an awesome pie like this 😊
History trivia: Prior to the second world war, the baked beans were had in the UK were pretty much identical to the canned pork and beans you get in the US. The pork got removed due to rationing, and it never got put back in. When having a fry up for breakfast, I kinda make up for it by cooking the beans in the pan I've just used to fry the bacon. Anyway, really cool to see Cowboy Pie make an appearance. It was one of the first things I made in cookery lessons. We used whole sausages (bangers), cooked and laid into a casserole dish in a cartwheel pattern, then the fried onions, then a can or two of beans, topped with the mash. Been a couple of years since I've knocked one up, but am very tempted to make one. Sausage, beans and mash (cooked separately, not in pie form) is a working class British comfort food, but combined into a pie elevates it.
Lol! My knees are giving me trouble & today all I had to hand was a can of white albacore tuna, leftover cheese topping from a box of Mac & cheese, and a small bottle of cheap maple syrup. Couldn’t get to the stove… I mixed them up & it was almost good! It certainly wasn’t bad, and I had a sleeve of saltines. Yum!
If anything. Try the Wild mikes Ultimate pizza to see how "NO ARTIFICIALLY ANYTHING" It is. Just a request. I the Joshie loves your videos. Taught me how to cook up a perfectly recipe, even for an eating on a budget recipe.
Another delightful video. There are endless options for putting meals together and some days yoy've just got to roll with what you've got. Lol, today was lentil day here.
Thanks for the inspiration. I decided yesterday that I’d make a variation on this for my dinner tonight. I took some Kangaroo meat and made 14 misshapen sausages. I cried them, cut them up and dropped them into a bowl of beef and black pepper gravy. I boiled a tin of black beans and frozen diced vegetables, fried 2 large brown onions. I put it all together in a skillet and cooked it on low for an hour, keeping an eye on it. Then I let it sit, occasionally returning it to the heat just to keep warm to hot. I made msg potato with a sprinkle of some old nutritional yeast I had in the back of the pantry. I turned my grill on for the first time since 2019 and let it heat up and burn away any dust. I spread the mash on top of my concoction, sprinkled breadcrumbs and some shredded choose, here in Australia cheese is really expensive… so I didn’t use as much as I’d like. I grilled it and got a nice cheesy crust. I did t really add any extra herbs… but it still tasted great. The roo meat was something I wasn’t keen on using. I usually make meatballs or a spaghetti bolognaise with it. But this lot of meat might not have been bleed as well as it should have and has a strong smell. It’s not off, it’s just the way Roo meat is. It’s not for everyone. In this meal, the roo sausage chunks work really well with the other flavours and the simplicity of the mash is a great way to balance the gamey flavour of this particular lot of meat. Thanks again.
I make an egg scramble with sausage and the same type of veggies that you use. Good with breakfast or any sort of sausage. My favourite broke meal was liverwurst on burnt toast .
My mom used to call it CORN night. Clean Out Refrigerator Night. Yeah, the "night" is rather redundant, since the "N" in "CORN night" is already emphasized, but when she would say that, we knew what she meant. And my mom, being the awesome cook that she was, did wonderful things with leftovers.
When my son was little, I made a cheap easy dis we called Cowboy Supper: a little ground beef (saved out from a pound used for another meal), browned, sliced hot dogs, pork & beans or baked beans, and that’s it. If I used pork & beans, I added barbecue sauce or steak sauce, or ketchup. Sometimes at the end I added grated cheese. Cooked in a skillet, it was fast and yummy.
There is a trick with firmer potatoes. I discovered this when making Shepherd/Cottage pie. When you finish putting the potatoes, seasoning and cheese on, put the whole thing in the fridge for a few hours to allow the potatoes to firm up. Then cook it and it will be firm. Not sure since you used pork and beans for beneath the potatoes, but the potatoes are firm.
God that looks good. I am so going to try this. Don't know why I haven't considered adding mashed potatoes over sauted vegetables / meat and beans. Top with cheese and bread crumbs, and it'll get a similar effect. It pays to be creative in the kitchen using what you got!
If your potatos are not as firm as you'd like, put the potato-covered dish in the oven till the potatos lose some of their looseness. Then put on the cheese. OR! Put some breadcrumbs all over the potatos. When the crumbs absorb some of the potato moisture, place the dish in the oven till you get a crumbly crust. Then, put on the cheese and put it back in the oven. 🤩
Sup Larry, looks great, a cottage pie is any ground meat(except lamb) or I guess with theses days veggies, anything leftovers too, This is a cottage pie bro, sry, sill live ya👍, tyvm tc
Good idea to give lots of options like gr. beef, diced leftover pork chops, corn, peas, carrots, celery, etc., for ppl who are just learning how to cook. 👍👍
This recipe is one I will have to make very soon--in fact, I think I could have called it finished before you put the mashed potatoes and cheese on it! This has all the ingredients for a stick-to-your-ribs dinner and, since it's one pan, that makes it irresistible!
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend Bob :( He sounds like a really thoughtful, helpful guy. What a wonderful way to remember his kindness and generosity.
Usually when somebody says "It didn't turn out the way i wanted it to." It's the best meals I've ever eaten.
I love this series because you leave no stone unturned as far as ingredient options go. Being on a budget sometimes it’s easy to forget how many ingredients I actually have available. Thank you, Mr. Wolfe.
I love that most of your videos tell people to use the recipe as a suggestion. Make changes and substitutions. Get creative. Cook with ingredients you like, and you’ll like the end result.
What a great person to make you those tools!!!🙏🏻♥️
The hallmark of a great cook is someone who can walk into a kitchen after being told there's nothing to eat, and make a filling, delicious meal for the family. That's skill.
Exactly 👌🏾
You learn those skills when youre broke or in college aha, found amazing ways to make stuff with minimal ingreds
To be honest this is how i always cook. Onion, garlic, potato, protien, doesnt matter, it will be delicious
I'm one of those people.
Taught that at a young age and still practice today. 😊
Great options for families. I’ve raised mine, but I worry about these dear families paying so much for groceries these days. Be inventive with what you have. You demonstrate that well.
Always appreciate your budget friendly vids. Keep 'um coming!
My mom used to tell anyone that was cooking " if you can tell me what you need, I can tell you how to do without it"😊
It's not anal? 😒 with a cowboy?
Jiffy corn bread mix would be great to top this one. Thanks for these budget videos!
I think I might exchange that for the mashed potatoes in mine. Then again I might use both. I would also include hot peppers, of course, I'm one of those people who like hot peppers with my ice cream. Well, maybe not ice cream!
I was going to say, if you get it on sale, Corn Bread mix is less costly than those mashed potato packets, and probably a heartier choice if you are feeding hungry people!
God bless you man. There are actually quite a few people out there that NEED this kind of information.
When I was a kid in Middle School (I'm 52, now) my mom broke her foot. The day it happened or maybe the next day the neighbor lady, knowing Mom would't be up to cooking that day, showed up with something she called 'tamale pie' and left it for us to have for supper (that was what it was like if a friend/neighbor was in need in the South in the 1980s and, honestly, for years before).. We really enjoyed it so when Mom got better she asked for the recipe. That became one of the go to recipes in my family's rotation for years afterward. I have cooked it for other people who also loved it. Your cowboy pie reminds me a little of tamale pie.
For tamale pie you brown ground beef, drain the excess grease, then saute in a little chopped onion (if you like). When the onion is cooked through you add a can of Mexican style corn aka Fiesta corn (partially drained) and a small can of tomato sauce. The original didn't call for it but I like to also add a can of black beans. You can mix in salsa if you have it and want to but, again, the iriginal didn't have it. Then you mix up enough cirnbread (real cornbread, not that sweet, cake like nonsense that passes for 'cornbread' in less civilized regions 😁),pour it over the top and bake at 350° until the cornbread is done. Serve it hot and let people top it as they like, depending on what you have. I like shredded cheese, a good hot sauce or taco sauce and, if I have it, sour cream. A big skillet of that will fill a family of four until stuffed with at least a helping or two left for someone to have for lunch the next day.
This sounds delicious! I plan to make it for supper tonight! Thanks!
My grandma made Tamale Pie and at 60 years old now I still make it and for others as well 😊
Thanks for the recipe bud!
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If you make it I hope you enjoy it!
Love it.😋😋😋😋😋
I’m not struggling to buy food but I do struggle with cooking because of health issues and your tips really help without making me feel ashamed for struggling with things like carrying a heavy pot of water or not having the energy to shop. You have such a great approach that’s helpful without being condescending!
I currently have a broken foot and having to do most of my cooking from a wheelchair. Or standing on 1 foot. It's exhausting. That is the main reason I lost 20 pounds the first week home.
Wolfie is a love ❤boy I wish they were family.
I struggle to 😂I have trouble with my legs and arms fun 😂
Youre a good man. Thanks for the content over the years
Always enjoy your narrative... as if you are guiding each one of us to creating delights in the kitchen at a time when money is tight. You are one of the best TH-cam bloggers I know!
Looks super tasty!
I love your advice to use what you have. It's the way people have been feeding their families for probably as long as there have been families. One comment: buying chunks of cheese and grating it yourself is healthier, tastier and less expensive. Packaged grated cheeses usually have non-cheeses stuff added to keep it separated. The something often is some kind cellulous, often wood. Keep up the videos. They are really good.
I agree ill go to sams and get a huge block for like 4-5 bucks ittll last thru 3-4 meals easy
He probably doesn't do this because he has problems with his hands. So do I. So while yes, it's more cost effective, those of us with disabilities will have to go with pre-grated cheese.
@@riderc2770 I wasn't aware of his hand problem. I have seen someone wielding a chef's knife to chop vegetables. Even if that is the reason I think he should suggest fresh grated cheeses that cost less. They also taste better and are healthier with no additives. I do love videos and the regular admonitions that you need to use what you have, and that recipes are guides, not gospel.
Total comfort meal, I love this.
couldn't help but notice your wonderful color choice for nail polish that day while talking about your custom spatula. LOL
My cousin made a whole set of fat handle wood utensils for my mom. I got them when she passed and with my arthritis they are great. I love the ladle, the spaghetti spoon,the short and long mixing spoon, he even made a two prong fork for turning meat.
These recipes are more valuable every day thanks brother
Times are tough, and my budget is very meager. I really enjoy watching your frugal creativity.
when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was something cornbread related and then you mention that when you take it out of the oven haha. Bob sounds like a cool dude
Looked yummy Larry! I love dump receipes! 🍲
Keep the ❤ coming with your videos.
Looks super good. I have most all this stuff sitting around. Maybe it'll be my dinner tomorrow.
A rule. Not a guide! Brilliant, thank you. You have helped us put
For better low budget options, use ground beef, fresh potatoes and brick cheese over bagged pre-shredded. You can make homemade mashed potatoes for less than Idahoan. Or use Hungry Jack instant flakes. Either have a lower price overall plus you can get several more batches than the single pack. Same for the cheese. You have a cheese grater or you should. If not, just make thin slices. Either way, you’ll get more cheese for the money you pay.
I got a rotary cheese grater that’s almost effortless to use, but if I was on a budget I’d use any grater I had. I’m trying to stay low-carbohydrate so I avoid the pre-grated cheese that usually includes starch to keep the shreds from sticking together, so that means doing the grating myself.
Flat grater (place over bowl or use on angle) is about 2 bucks most places, don't need the fancy box graters imo 😊
When i explained to my sister that “pre shredded” cheese is twice as expensive as brick cheese and full of preservatives and chemicals (to keep it from clumping in the bag) she didnt believe me
@@bobcostas6272it’s such a shame pre sliced or chopped anything costs extra because sometimes you have disabilities that make use of hands/chopping etc difficult but you still need to feed yourself and you might live alone with no help.
@@MintyArisatoyou’re paying for someone or something to chop it for you so of course it will cost more, the same way a chunk of steel costs less than an engine. Just a reality of life that convenience/accessibility comes at a cost. Maybe you can vote in some crazy democrat to subsidise prepared food for people with disabilities
Thank you for your channel, Mr. Wolfe & Family.
You're really helping us out, they're trying to kill us here!
I make at least one meal a week similar to this using whatever I have on hand. It cleans out the fridge so nothing goes to waste.
You are the comfort food version of youtube!
The food banks give ground chicken and turkey, a good substitute, just add alot of seasoning
That looks awesome !!!
This was a very useful & creative approach to cooking! Thanks!
That does look really good. Thanks, Larry!
Love, love, love!! And with your saying substitute, you just made a WHOLE bunch of other meals. And help me with ideas. And this looks good. Thanks 👍🙏🙏
Looks great! We add chopped mushrooms to stretch the meat a little and top with tater tots. Just made it last weekend but now want to try it with beans 😀
That does look good, and I get your point. A "recipe" is advisory only. There's a lot you can do with the basic elements of this dish. Thanks.
My favorite cottage pie is a base of chicken stew. My husband likes it best when I add homemade mashed potatoes with cheese on the top, but my absolute fave is drop biscuits from my favorite recipe, added to the top of the stew. Both are delicious. When I boil up a big pot of chicken, I like to freeze some of the tasty broth, and some of the meat, for a chickken pie, later.
Thanks for all the inspiration, and the brave tastings!
Looks hearty and filling! Awesome. I know you're not a spicy guy but some cajun seasoning in that (or jalapenos) would be killer! Gonna give it Try for superbowl this weekend! Thinking i could scoop it on tortilla chips!!!
This is the first time I've ever even heard of a Cowboy Pie but HOT DAMN it is right up my alley. I've go to try to make this sometime.
Love Love your humor-------enjoyed watching even though I won't be able to eat this due to health issues. However, I'm going to pass this on to family and friends so they can enjoy this good looking meal. 😁
Thanks, Larry ❤
Another possible topping would be mashed cauliflower. That's what I use when I make my vegetarian, low-carb cottage pie.
Another great video! I have been watching a lot of budget cooking videos and really enjoying them, I’m getting so many great ideas.
I was coincidentally just looking at a recipe for a cowboy pie earlier today, but it used ground beef and beans.
You’re very ingenious in how you figure out ways to cook just about anything someone may have. You’re doing a great service to people during these times. Thank you, sir. Also, I hope the family of the wonderful man who made the beautiful cooking spoon will maybe sell his plans to a reputable place…people with mobility issues and fine motor control issues can always benefit from such a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I’m sure he’s doing a great job on what The Man Upstairs (my husband calls him that, too) needs doing. Thank you.
The great thing about cooking is that you can usually eat your mistakes.
This looks so good !
Thank you so much for your wonderful food and recipes. Hi from Texas USA.
Even when you aren't struggling, the ability to improvise and throw things that seem like "nothing" together and create a good meal for you or your family if you have one is a good skill to have. Technically, every recipe in the world already exists in your head, you just need to put the pieces together and solve the puzzle of "What's for dinner?"
For example, if you have some seasonings, pasta, frozen broccoli, frozen breakfast sausages, and some butter? You can prepare them and throw them all into a bowl with some garlic powder. It might not be a millionaire's dinner but it's still a good meal for me!
Also, I feel like with how housing prices and inflation is going up and up and up, these videos could come in handy for any young adult / teenager who was kicked out of their parents house and now needs to find some shoebox apartment to survive in. Keep doing what you do best, and I hope you all have a good day!
Great idea. I'd definitely eat that!
I’d love to try this with ranch style beans
I call 'em all meat pies. Use what meat is available. 😊
Seriously?
Meat pies are where it's at for quick, easy and filling meals that are crowd pleasers.
How 'bout rat?
Meat pie is something different though it's like a meat pastry.
Love your eating on a budget videos. Born in the UK in 1953, I never had cottage made with anything other than minced, left-over roast lamb
awesome recipe because I did not have alot of that stuff but still gonna make it
Whenever my Mom was gone for a couple of days, my Dad took over as chef. He made something similar to your recipe but called it Hungarian Goulash. His method was very simple: open the refrigerator, grab all the leftovers, and dump them into a large kettle, turn on the heat, bring to a boil, stir once or twice, and serve it up. Hearty, warm, and filling. You can’t beat that. All six kids were overjoyed when Mom came home again.
I was a years post masters degree psychotherapist most of my professional career but retired at 62 due to damage done on the job. I was bored because my job was fast paced and dangerous and decided to dabble in work I had never done before. I cooked all my life and was an excellent from scratch cook. I worked part time in a CBTF and my co worker fought over who got to work with me as they loved my cooking and baking. The group home manager told me to punt one night as most of the meat in the freezer had gotten freezer burnt. I found hamburger that was not affected and made a hamburger stew with scratch dumplings on it. My co worker could not get enough nor could the clients I served. I was asked for the recipe. There was not. I used what was salvageable in the refrigerator and the storage cabinets. I even got a co worker to try my pumpkin, chocolate chip walnut cookies. She said she hated pumpkin but took a couple of cookies home for her husband to try. I brought a Chinese wok into the group home and the residents loved it.
Okay you've convinced me to add instant mashed potatoes back into my pantry list
If you're gonna use instant taters I recommend using less than the recommended water on making them, as they will absorb steam etc while cooking in an awesome pie like this 😊
This looks and sounds delicious whether you're on a budget or not. 👍😊
I made cottage pie last night! Used a whole bag of frozen mixed veg, 2lbs of medium hamburger and 3lbs of mashed potatoes! Meals for 8 suppers! ❤
I forgot all about this channel. I used to toon I'm all the time back in like 2017. I'm glad I stumbled upon it again
History trivia: Prior to the second world war, the baked beans were had in the UK were pretty much identical to the canned pork and beans you get in the US. The pork got removed due to rationing, and it never got put back in. When having a fry up for breakfast, I kinda make up for it by cooking the beans in the pan I've just used to fry the bacon.
Anyway, really cool to see Cowboy Pie make an appearance. It was one of the first things I made in cookery lessons. We used whole sausages (bangers), cooked and laid into a casserole dish in a cartwheel pattern, then the fried onions, then a can or two of beans, topped with the mash. Been a couple of years since I've knocked one up, but am very tempted to make one. Sausage, beans and mash (cooked separately, not in pie form) is a working class British comfort food, but combined into a pie elevates it.
Lol! My knees are giving me trouble & today all I had to hand was a can of white albacore tuna, leftover cheese topping from a box of Mac & cheese, and a small bottle of cheap maple syrup. Couldn’t get to the stove… I mixed them up & it was almost good! It certainly wasn’t bad, and I had a sleeve of saltines. Yum!
If anything. Try the Wild mikes Ultimate pizza to see how "NO ARTIFICIALLY ANYTHING" It is. Just a request. I the Joshie loves your videos. Taught me how to cook up a perfectly recipe, even for an eating on a budget recipe.
Another delightful video. There are endless options for putting meals together and some days yoy've just got to roll with what you've got. Lol, today was lentil day here.
Thanks for the inspiration.
I decided yesterday that I’d make a variation on this for my dinner tonight.
I took some Kangaroo meat and made 14 misshapen sausages. I cried them, cut them up and dropped them into a bowl of beef and black pepper gravy.
I boiled a tin of black beans and frozen diced vegetables, fried 2 large brown onions. I put it all together in a skillet and cooked it on low for an hour, keeping an eye on it. Then I let it sit, occasionally returning it to the heat just to keep warm to hot. I made msg potato with a sprinkle of some old nutritional yeast I had in the back of the pantry.
I turned my grill on for the first time since 2019 and let it heat up and burn away any dust.
I spread the mash on top of my concoction, sprinkled breadcrumbs and some shredded choose, here in Australia cheese is really expensive… so I didn’t use as much as I’d like. I grilled it and got a nice cheesy crust.
I did t really add any extra herbs… but it still tasted great.
The roo meat was something I wasn’t keen on using. I usually make meatballs or a spaghetti bolognaise with it. But this lot of meat might not have been bleed as well as it should have and has a strong smell. It’s not off, it’s just the way Roo meat is. It’s not for everyone.
In this meal, the roo sausage chunks work really well with the other flavours and the simplicity of the mash is a great way to balance the gamey flavour of this particular lot of meat.
Thanks again.
Nice.
Don’t matter the looks that would definitely 💯 be delicious, made me hungry lol
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I had some last night and it was delicious!
Cornbread would have done the trick, Larry!
I really enjoyed your video and the way you presented it 😊
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I make an egg scramble with sausage and the same type of veggies that you use. Good with breakfast or any sort of sausage. My favourite broke meal was liverwurst on burnt toast .
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"The recipe as a guide..."...EXACTLY!
On a budget ill call it a dang souffle 😂
Looks really good I'll have to try this recipe
Mmmmm, roadkill with raisins pie. 😋😋😋
Thanks WolfePit looks good 🍻
I call these WIFF meals…What I Found in the Fridge. For budget and variety sake, a box of Jiffy mix is cheaper than those potatoes.
Jiffy mix is the bomb topping. I use it over chili or beef stew also.
My mom used to call it CORN night. Clean Out Refrigerator Night. Yeah, the "night" is rather redundant, since the "N" in "CORN night" is already emphasized, but when she would say that, we knew what she meant. And my mom, being the awesome cook that she was, did wonderful things with leftovers.
I always call them kitchen sink meals, because you put everything but the kitchen sink in them
my family called it scrounge night, cuz you had to scrounge around for food
@@ayaderg Scrounge night, yes, I remember my mom saying that sometimes as well.
Let's all raise a glass for Bob
Cool this gives me a really good idea thanks
When my son was little, I made a cheap easy dis we called Cowboy Supper: a little ground beef (saved out from a pound used for another meal), browned, sliced hot dogs, pork & beans or baked beans, and that’s it. If I used pork & beans, I added barbecue sauce or steak sauce, or ketchup. Sometimes at the end I added grated cheese. Cooked in a skillet, it was fast and yummy.
I love his cadence and voice.
There is a trick with firmer potatoes. I discovered this when making Shepherd/Cottage pie. When you finish putting the potatoes, seasoning and cheese on, put the whole thing in the fridge for a few hours to allow the potatoes to firm up. Then cook it and it will be firm. Not sure since you used pork and beans for beneath the potatoes, but the potatoes are firm.
Great vid 👌
To make it an authentic cowboy pie can I put some bullet holes 🕳 🕳 🕳 in ? 😅
God that looks good. I am so going to try this. Don't know why I haven't considered adding mashed potatoes over sauted vegetables / meat and beans. Top with cheese and bread crumbs, and it'll get a similar effect. It pays to be creative in the kitchen using what you got!
With pork and beans I'd love it with hot dogs. Beanie weenie pie.
I remember thinking how thoughtful you where to do your nail, for we the people to enjoy.
Nothing beats meat in a blanket of potato's, looks tasty!
If your potatos are not as firm as you'd like, put the potato-covered dish in the oven till the potatos lose some of their looseness. Then put on the cheese.
OR!
Put some breadcrumbs all over the potatos. When the crumbs absorb some of the potato moisture, place the dish in the oven till you get a crumbly crust. Then, put on the cheese and put it back in the oven.
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I make more or less the same thing. The only difference is on top of the mash potatoes. I add stuffing mix. It's freaking fantastic.
whats an alternative for pork and beans? like whatelse can i use?
A Shepard's Pie made with beef is also known as a "Cow Pie."
Shepherd - sheep herds person, is lamb.
Sup Larry, looks great, a cottage pie is any ground meat(except lamb) or I guess with theses days veggies, anything leftovers too, This is a cottage pie bro, sry, sill live ya👍, tyvm tc
I love that spatula
Good idea to give lots of options like gr. beef, diced leftover pork chops, corn, peas, carrots, celery, etc., for ppl who are just learning how to cook. 👍👍
This recipe is one I will have to make very soon--in fact, I think I could have called it finished before you put the mashed potatoes and cheese on it! This has all the ingredients for a stick-to-your-ribs dinner and, since it's one pan, that makes it irresistible!
Maybe it didn't look perfect to you but I bet it tasted perfect. I know it looked good to me.