Waffle Cowboy Pie

overhead shot of waffle cowboy pie with one waffle missing showing filling

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5 from 4 votes

Here I'll show you the most delicious way to make a classic Cowboy Pie!

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: British

Servings: - 6

Author: Chris Collins

Cost: £2 / $2.50

Equipment

Large Pan, Tongs & Wooden Spoon (for filling)
Large Baking Dish (mine is 20x30cm / 8x12")
Cheese Grater
Sharp Knife & Chopping Board

Ingredients

8 Pork Sausages (see notes)
100g / 3.5oz Streaky Bacon, diced
1 small Red Pepper, finely diced
1 medium Red Onion, finely diced
2 cloves of Garlic, finely diced
2 tbsp Tomato Puree (Tomato Paste in US)
240ml / 1 cup Beef Stock
1x 400g/14oz can of Chopped Tomatoes
1x 400g/14oz can of Kidney Beans, drained
4 tbsp BBQ Sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
8 Frozen Potato Waffles (see notes)
100g / 1 cup Cheddar, grated
Olive Oil, as needed
Salt & Pepper, as needed

Instructions

Add a drizzle of oil to a large pan over medium. Add the sausages and fry until browned all over and cooked through the centre. Remove and place them to one side, leaving any excess fat behind. Slice them into 5 or 6 pieces just before needed.
Add the bacon and fry until crisp with the fat rendered down, then add in the onion & pepper and continue frying until they soften and start to pick up colour. Add the garlic and fry for a minute or so, then stir in the tomato puree and fry for another minute.
Add the stock, chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, Worcestershire sauce, BBQ sauce, the chopped sausages and a pinch of salt & pepper (to taste). Give it a good stir and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, turn heat to low and cook for 25 minutes until it thickens, stirring occasionally. Preheat oven to 200C/400F.
Pour everything into a large baking dish and level off with a wooden spoon. Top with waffles (you may need to slice a couple to slot them in perfectly). Place in the oven for 20 minutes until the waffles begin to crisp and deepen in colour.
Remove and sprinkle over the cheese, then place back under the grill and cook until the cheese melts. Serve up and enjoy!

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Notes

a) Sausages - I recommend using plain pork sausages (i.e. not loaded with different flavour combos). For reference, 8 pork sausages is approx 500g/1lb.

b) Simmering - This is important not only to thicken the sauce, but simmering is also important to marry all the flavours together.

c) Waffles - These are the perfect sub for mashed potato! I got this trick from Amy Sheppard on Instragram (her recipes are awesome!). If you're in the US and can't find potato waffles, I imagine frozen waffles fries would work just as well!

d) Calories - Whole recipe divided by 5 assuming 1/2 tbsp olive oil.

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