Shepherd’s Pie

To be accurate, I made, technically, Cottage Pie. Shepherd's Pie is with lamb. Cottage Pie is with beef. I am not a fan of lamb, so beef it is. 

Photo from My Incredible Recipes

This is one of the simplest meals that serves a ton of people. It's December Sunday Dinner perfect. 

I changed up just a couple of things: 

• I added parmesan to my mashed potatoes. Just a handful - give or take
• I added frozen peas to the meat

Y'all...one of the best meals ever. It's going into the favorites category for sure. Then general consensus was it was a winner recipe. 

Shepherd’s Pie

Recipe from My Incredible Recipes

Serves 8

POTATOES

• 4 large russet potatoes
• 1 stick of salted butter
• 2 tsp of garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ c half & half

MEAT FILLING

• 2 T of oil
• 1 c chopped yellow onion
• 2 lb of ground beef or Lamb if you want traditional
• 1 T minced garlic
• 3 tsp dried parsley
• 1 tsp dried sage
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 &½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 3 T flour
• 3 T Worcestershire sauce
• 1 T balsamic vinegar
• 1 T tomato ketchup
• 2 T tomato paste
• 1 &½ c beef broth/bullion
• 1 8.75 oz can corn
• 1 14.5 oz can carrots

POTATOES

Peel the potatoes and slice them into smaller pieces. Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring the water to a boil and reduce it to a simmer.

Depending on the size of your potatoes, simmer them on medium heat for 15-18 min. You want the potatoes to be soft enough that a knife will slice through them easily. Drain the water off the potatoes and return them back to the pot.

Break the potatoes up with a potato masher and add the butter, garlic, salt, black pepper and half & half.

Continue mashing until the potatoes are smooth and creamy.

MEAT FILLING

Preheat the oven to 350

Heat up the oil in a pan. Add the onions and fry until soft. Add meat to the onions and brown.

Once the meat has started to brown sprinkle in the flour. Combine the flour with the meat and stir continuously for 1-2 min. Pour in the beef broth and mix well. It will thicken as it cooks.

Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and cook for 5 min. Stirring occasionally so the meat doesn’t stick to the pan. Pour the mixture into a 9×13 casserole dish.

Spread the potatoes evenly on top.

Place the casserole dish into the oven and bake for 30-40 min.