sheppard's pie

Santa Clarita, CA
Updated on Jul 4, 2011

I made this for my best friend when she was on maternity leave and she's asked me to make it again about once a month since the baby was born (9 mo ago) Usually this is made with ground lamb, but I find beef works just wonderfully

prep time 30 Min
cook time 20 Min
method ---
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 - med onion- diced
  • 4 large baking potatoes, peeled, chunked, (or leftover mashed potatoes)
  • 1 cup frozen veggies (corn, carrots, peas, green beans etc, whatever you have/like)
  • 1 package brown gravy mix
  • 2-3 dashes worcestershire sauce
  • 1 stick butter, divided
  • - milk
  • - salt and pepper
  • - chives or other favorite mashed potato mix ins

How To Make sheppard's pie

  • Step 1
    In large skillet, brown the meat with the diced onions.
  • Step 2
    Cook the potatoes til fork tender, drain and mash. Add butter, salt, pepper, milk and any other mashed potato mix ins (i used chives in the pic) to taste. Set aside
  • Step 3
    Preheat broiler on low
  • Step 4
    Make gravy mix as directed on package, add frozen veggies and worcestshire, heat veggies in gravy til thawed
  • Step 5
    Drain fat off the meat/onion mixture, mix in the gravy and veggies
  • Step 6
    Pour meat/veg/gravy mix into greased cassarole dish (i use 2 small ones for portion control)
  • Step 7
    Gently top the meat with the mashed potatoes, speading to the edges
  • Step 8
    Place small pads of butter on top of mashed potatoes
  • Step 9
    Broil til bubbly around the edge and lightly browned on top
  • Step 10
    Cool for about 5 min, enjoy!

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