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susie's shepherd's pie

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Susie Proplesch
Otoe, NE

This is such an easy and inexpensive dish that will "stick to your ribs"! This is the main recipe but it can be altered easily using other ingredients that you have on hand. Even the pickiest of eaters love it. Enjoy! (This is my first recipe ever posted. Please let me know if anything needs to be clarified.)

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For susie's shepherd's pie

  • 2 lb
    ground beef (or chicken or turkey)
  • 1 md
    onion, diced
  • 1 pkg
    frozen mixed vegetables (16 oz)
  • 2 can
    condensed mushroom soup (or 1 can each mushroom soup and cream of celery soup)
  • 1 c
    prepared brown gravy (homemade, jarred, or mixed from pkg)
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 1 Tbsp
    beef base ( i use l.b. jamison's)
  • 6 c
    prepared mashed potatoes (instant or homemade)
  • 1 Tbsp
    dried parsely
  • 1 c
    french fried onions (or crushed potato chips)

How To Make susie's shepherd's pie

  • 1
    Brown ground beef and diced onion in skillet,drain.
  • 2
    Return meat and onions to skillet and stir in brown gravy, soups, mixed vegetables, beef base, and water. When thoroughly mixed, pour into 9 x 13 baking dish.
  • 3
    Mix parsley into mashed potatoes. Using a spatula, spread mashed potatoes over meat mixture, smoothing out. Sprinkle french fried onions evenly over the top.
  • 4
    Bake in a 400* oven for 45 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • 5
    *****NOTE***** May substitute ground beef for 3-4 cups of cooked and chopped chicken, turkey, pork roast, or pot roast. Just use coordinating gravy and soup base.
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