Editing Shepherd's pie (section)

{{Short description|Pie of minced meat topped with mashed potato}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = Shepherd's pie
| alternate_name   = Cottage pie, hachis Parmentier
| caption          = Shepherd's pie served with peas,<br>a common accompaniment
| image = Homerton College - Shepherd's pie (cropped).jpg
| country          = Britain and France
| creator          =
| course           =
| type             = [[Meat pie]]
| served           =
| main_ingredient  = [[Mashed potato]] with [[ground meat|minced meat]]
| variations       = Cumberland pie,<br/>Shepherdess pie
| calories         =
| other            =
| no_recipes       = 
| no_commons       = Cottage pie
}}
'''Shepherd's pie''', '''cottage pie''', or in French cuisine '''''hachis Parmentier''''', is a savoury dish of cooked [[Ground meat|minced meat]] topped with [[mashed potato]] and baked, formerly also called '''Sanders''' or '''Saunders'''. The meat used may be either previously cooked or freshly minced. The usual meats are beef or lamb. The terms shepherd's pie and cottage pie have been used interchangeably since they came into use in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, although some writers insist that a shepherd's pie should contain lamb or [[mutton]], and a cottage pie, beef.