Cheesy Sausage Pie illustration Cheesy Sausage Pie

Comfort food, family style
👨‍👩‍👧 Serves 4
⏱ 45 mins
💷 ~£3.65
🎚 Easy

You'll Need

  • 6 sausages
  • 800g potatoes (for mash)
  • Knob of butter
  • Splash of milk
  • Salt & black pepper
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 100g grated cheese
  • 1 tin baked beans or gravy

Optional Extras

PeasSweetcornOnion gravy

Make It Your Own

Swap sausages for veggie sausages. Short on time? Frozen mash works surprisingly well too.

Serve With

Peas or a corn on the cob

Let's Cook

  1. Boil the potatoes until tender, then mash with butter, milk and a good pinch of salt and pepper.
  2. Cook the sausages with the onion until golden, then slice the sausages.
  3. Place sausages and onion in an ovenproof dish with beans or gravy.
  4. Top with mash and sprinkle with cheese.
  5. Bake at 200°C for 20 mins until golden.
🎯 Family Challenge: Can you make a pattern on top of the mash before baking?

Little Helpers

3–5: Sprinkle cheese.
6–9: Help mash the potato.
10+: Help slice cooked sausages, supervised.

Top Tips

💙 Add a side of peas or extra veg.💰 Own-brand sausages and potatoes keep this budget-friendly.♻️ Leftover mash freezes well.

Healthy Highlights

  • Potatoes = fibre and energy
  • Protein-rich
  • Calcium from cheese