Shepherd's Pie
Our family's favourite, quick and easy, Shepherd's Pie recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef and/or pork
- 1 onion medium, diced
- 3 celery stalks diced
- 2 carrots medium-large, shredded, diced, or sliced
- 1 can vegetables drained, or 1½ cups fresh or frozen; green beans, corn, peas, diced tomatoes, etc
- 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp Better than Bouillon, Beef
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp salt and pepper or to taste
Sauce (see notes)
- 2-3 tbsp cornstarch or preferred thickener
- ¼ cup water
- 1 cup milk or more as needed
Toppings
- 1-2 cups grated cheese sharp/old cheddar or your preference
- 3-4 cups mashed potatoes
Instructions
- If needed, prepare mashed potatoes on stove or in Instant Pot.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add ground beef/pork, onion, and celery. Cook and stir until meat is brown and onions are translucent.
- Add carrots, vegetables, worchestershire sauce, Better than Bouillon, tomato paste, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir on medium-low heat for about 5 minutes. Pre-heat oven to 350°f.
- Measure cornstarch into a marked liquid measuring cup then add enough water to fill to ½ cup line. Pour into pan, followed by milk and stir completely. If needed, add more milk to make filling as saucy as desired. Turn heat to medium. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
- Pour filling into 9x13 casserole dish. Add grated cheese and mashed potatoes in order preferred - we like to add the cheese directly to the filling and then top with mashed potatoes, but lots of folks prefer the cheese on top.
- Bake in 350°f oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly and the potatoes start to brown.
- Allow to set 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
*For the sauce, instead of cornstarch, water, and milk, you can use a can of "Cream of" soup, like celery or mushroom with enough milk to sauce it up.
Nutrition
Calories: 491kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 28gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 425mgPotassium: 980mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 5512IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 197mgIron: 4mg