Back Country Cuisine Veggie Cottage Pie

Hearty Freeze Dried Vegetarian Meal for Tramping & Backcountry

When the weather turns cold and you’ve logged serious kilometres, a hearty meal makes all the difference. Back Country Cuisine Veggie Cottage Pie is a lightweight freeze-dried dinner designed for tramping and backcountry use.

This no-meat version combines lentils in a savoury tomato-based sauce with vegetables, topped with creamy mashed potato. It’s gluten free, halal, and made in New Zealand — built for hut nights, alpine camps, and multi-day tracks where weight matters but comfort food still counts.

Why It Works in the Backcountry

• Lightweight & Packable — The pouch weighs roughly one third of the prepared meal

• Proper Comfort Food — Lentils and mashed potato after a long day on the track

• Gluten Free & Halal — Suitable for a wide range of trampers

• Eat Straight from the Pouch — Less washing up at camp

• Ready in 10–15 Minutes — Just add boiling water

• Long Shelf Life — Four-year best before date

• Made in NZ — Trusted brand for backcountry conditions

Taste & Texture

Savoury and hearty, this meal delivers soft lentils in a rich tomato-based sauce layered with smooth mashed potato. It’s filling without being greasy, making it a reliable option after high-output days when you need something warm and substantial.

Preparation

Small (90g Net Weight)

• Serves per pack: 1

• Remove potato pouch

• Add 125ml boiling water to meal pouch

• Add 125ml boiling water to potato pouch

• Stir both and stand for 10–15 minutes

• Prepared serving size: 340g

Regular (175g Net Weight)

• Serves per pack: 1

• Remove potato pouch

• Add 250ml boiling water to meal pouch

• Add 250ml boiling water to potato pouch

• Stir both and stand for 10–15 minutes

• Prepared serving size: 675g

Nutrition

Small – Per Serve

• Energy: 1360kJ (325Cal)

• Protein: 11.7g

• Fat: 4.1g

• Saturated Fat: 1.1g

• Carbohydrate: 54.4g

• Sugars: 16.0g

• Sodium: 1320mg

Regular – Per Serve

• Energy: 2650kJ (632Cal)

• Protein: 22.7g

• Fat: 8.1g

• Saturated Fat: 2.1g

• Carbohydrate: 106g

• Sugars: 30.9g

• Sodium: 2570mg

Ingredients

Mashed Potato (Potato Flakes, Milk Powder, Canola Oil, Salt, Sugar, Chives), Lentils, Sauce (Sugar, Thickener (1442), Vegetables, Maltodextrin, Salt, Acidity Regulators, Flavours, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein, Yeast Extract, Herbs & Spices, Canola Oil, Colour), Onion, Carrot, Peas, Corn.

Allergens

Contains: Milk, Soy, Sulphites
May contain: Crustacean, Egg, Fish, Almond, Cashew

Always check packaging before consumption as ingredients may change.

What’s Included

• 1 × Back Country Cuisine Veggie Cottage Pie (Selected Size)