BACK COUNTRY CUISINE Cottage Pie

Experience the hearty goodness of the Back Country Cuisine Cottage Pie, a perfect meal for outdoor adventurers seeking tasty, fast, and nourishing food that is light to carry.

This meal features a homemade mix of freeze-dried savoury mince and warm vegetables, topped with a fluffy potato crust. It's designed to be ready in just 10 to 15 minutes by simply adding boiling water, making it ideal for backcountry trips where convenience and nutrition are essential.

Key Features

• Lightweight: The pouch weighs only one third of the prepared meal, reducing pack weight.
• Fast preparation: Ready to eat after 10-15 minutes of hydration.
• Tasty and filling: Made with a satisfying blend of beef mince, mixed vegetables, and mashed potato topping.
• Convenient: Eat directly from the resealable pouch, minimizing cleanup.
• Long shelf life: Nitrogen-flushed heavy-duty foil packaging keeps meals fresh for up to four years.
• Gluten-free and Halal certified.
• New Zealand made: Crafted with care to meet the nutritional needs of outdoor enthusiasts.

Ingredients

Mashed Potato (33%) – potato flakes, milk powder, canola oil, salt, sugar, chives;
Beef (25%) – freeze-dried minced beef with spices;
Sauce – sugar, thickener, dehydrated vegetables, maltodextrin, salt, acidity regulators, hydrolysed vegetable protein, yeast extract, herbs & spices, canola oil, natural colour and vegetable extracts;
Vegetables – onion, carrot, peas, corn with acidity regulators.

Nutritional Information (per serve, Small pack)

• Energy: 1500kJ (357Cal)
• Protein: 15.6g
• Total Fat: 11.7g (Saturated Fat: 4.6g)
• Carbohydrates: 44.8g (Sugars: 16.0g)
• Sodium: 1030mg

Preparation Instructions

1. Remove the potato pouch from the main meal pouch.
2. Add 125 ml (½ cup) of boiling water to the main meal pouch and stir.
3. Add 125 ml (½ cup) of boiling water to the potato pouch and stir.
4. Let both pouches stand for 10-15 minutes.
5. Stir again and enjoy the meal directly from the pouch for easy cleanup.

Packaging Sizes

Small: Serves 1, net weight 90g, serving size approximately 340g when prepared.
Family: Serves 5, net weight 440g, serving size approximately 363g per serve when prepared.

Allergen Information

Contains milk, soy, and sulphites. Produced in a facility that may handle crustacean, egg, fish, almond, and cashew allergens.