Shepherd’s pie is a delicious, hearty, and versatile recipe that the entire family is sure to love. It is a versatile recipe, because you can use any vegetable that you like in the pie, and you can use leftover meat, vegetables, and potatoes. It is a tasty way to remix leftovers. The dish is just as tasty when all the ingredient are cooked up fresh for the recipe.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds ground beef or ground turkey
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1 10.75 ounce can golden mushroom soup
½ cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (or any other frozen vegetable that you like)
2 pounds potatoes, cubed and boiled
¼ cup butter or margarine
½ cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
¼ cup Parmesan cheese, either shredded or grated
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1. Heat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Wash and cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Put the cubed potatoes into a large pot of water, making sure that the potatoes are completely covered with water. Add a small handful of Kosher salt to the potatoes and put the pot on the stove, with the burner turned to high heat. Bring the water to a rolling boil, and boil the potatoes for 20 minutes or until they are tender.
3. While the potatoes are boiling, put the olive oil into a large skillet and allow the pan to get hot. Once the pan is hot, add the ground meat, the diced onion and 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Cook until the meat is browned and the onions are translucent, approximately 10 to 12 minutes. Then add the Worcestershire sauce, golden mushroom soup, water, and frozen vegetables. Stir all of the ingredients together until everything is coated with the mushroom soup. Let it continue to set on the burner with the heat reduced to low.
4. While the meat mixture simmers on the stove, take the potatoes off the stove and drain them. Once they are drained, put them into a large bowl, add the butter and milk to the potatoes and mash the potatoes with either a potato ricer or an electric mixer. Blend the potatoes until relatively smooth (depending on your preference for texture). Add 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper, and stir the potatoes to blend in the salt and pepper.
5. Remove the meat mixture from the stove and spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish, and spread it out to an even level. Top the meat mixture with the mashed potatoes. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the top of the potatoes.
6. Put the filled baking dish into the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
7. Remove the shepherd’s pie from the oven, loosely cover with tin foil and allow to cool for 10 minutes prior to dishing it up.
8. Serve and enjoy!
There you have it, a delicious and hearty meal. You could serve it with a salad if you wish, or by itself. Either way, it’s guaranteed to be a hit with the family!
