Shepherd’s Pie
Good all in one pan dinner, not hard to make. Don’t know how well known it is though...
1 lb ground beef browned and drained.
1 can english peas
1 can corn
mashed potatoes for 4 to 6 servings
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
I always add a couple of cloves chopped garlic and some mushrooms.
Brown ground beef, drain. I put the pan at a tilt, pull the meat to the high side and let it sit.
Once drained, put meat on bottom of casserole dish (2 qt I think, not sure, mine is about 10” diameter, 4” deep, ancient crock thing made by MarCrest)
Pour corn and peas on top of meat, add garlic and mushrooms. Other veggies will work, carrots, spinach and so forth but broccoli and asparagus will take over the flavor. It tastes like all broccoli, I made that mistake once...but only once...
Spread mashed potatoes on top of everything then sprinkle on grated cheese. I use mashed potato mix, one of the few mixes I use, because I don’t know how to make the real thing...
Bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes until top browns.
Excellent with home made bread...
I make Shepherd’s Pie (technically Cottage Pie:) all the time!
Without the Peas - yuck!-lol
I usually mix a can of Cream of Mushroom soup/little milk into the hamburger layer but recently I bought some canned Campbell’s beef gravy (on sale, couldn’t resist to try it) and used that instead - now that’s my go-to addition.
And, always a few scrapings of Nutmeg into the hamburger mixture...don’t want to taste the nutmeg but just have it in there.