Shari’s Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

A favorite in our household is this classic Shepherd’s Pie Recipe (with a few small changes based on how we like to cook). We love it so much we could eat it year-round but since it’s getting cold outside… it’s definitely time for warm meals! We hope you enjoy this!

Ingredients:

• Meat & Vegetable mixture
  • 2lbs of ground meat, turkey or beef
  • 3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 Tbsp. Flour (also additional corn starch)
  • ½ Large onion (Chopped)
  • 1 ½ Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 2 Tbsp. Butter
  • 1 Tbsp. BBQ sauce (optional)
  • One bag – mixed vegetables of peas, carrots, corn (we like Trader Joe’s Vegetable Melange)
  • Salt and pepper
• Mashed Potatoes
  • 4 to 5 Large russet potatoes (peeled, chopped, and boiled)
  • 1 stick of butter (room temperature-ish)
  • 1/3 cup of milk (depends on your preferred thickness of mashed potatoes)
  • 8 ounces of Sour Cream (Optional)
  • Heaping spoon of Minced Garlic or 1 Tbsp. powdered garlic – your choice
  • Salt and pepper

Items needed:

• Large Skillet (Meat & Veggies Mixture)
• Medium to Large Cook Pot (Mashed Potatoes)
• Potato Masher
• Spatula
• Measuring Cups/Measuring Spoons
• 9” x 13” Baking Pan
• Oven preheated to 400 degrees (if cooking immediately after combining)

Directions:

Mashed Potatoes

• Peel and cut potatoes into chunks (chunks let them cook more quickly, smaller chucks goes faster)
• Place them in a large pot of boiling water (optional* if you want to use minced garlic, let the minced garlic boil with the potatoes)
• Boil until a fork can pass through the potatoes easily. (Approx. 15 to 25 minutes)

Meat and Vegetable mixture

• In a large skillet, melt 2 Tbsp. of butter on medium-high with 1 ½ Tbsp. of minced garlic, let flavors blend.
• Add Chopped Onion and let cook ¾ of the way
• Add 2 lbs. of ground meat and brown on medium-high, add salt and pepper for flavor
• Add 3 Tbsp. of Worcestershire sauce, (optional add 1 Tbsp. of BBQ sauce as well)
• Add 3 Tbsp. of flour to thicken (if you prefer thicker add additional corn starch)
• Add your preferred Vegetable Medley, cook all together until hot

Mashed Potatoes

• Once potatoes are tender, turn off burner and drain as much water as possible
• Give all the potatoes an initial mashing
• Add 1 stick of butter (room temperature-ish)
• Add 1/3 cup milk (start with, add more if it is too thick)
• (optional) add ¼ or ⅓ cup sour cream
• Mash up again
• Add salt, pepper and garlic powder (or additional minced garlic)
• Mash up thoroughly and taste, add additional salt, pepper, garlic or butter if needed.

Combining Mixture and Potatoes

• In a 9” x 13” baking pan spread flat the meat and vegetable mixture in the bottom of the pan
• Then spread evenly the mashed potatoes over the top of the meat and vegetable mixture
• If you are saving for later, cover and place in the fridge.
• If you want to eat now, place in an oven preheated to 400 degrees.
  • Bake until the potatoes are a light golden brown or the mixture is bubbling.
  • This could take between 15 to 30 minutes depending on your oven or if you refrigerated and waited for later.
• Enjoy!