Recipe: Delicious Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie

Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie. Place olive oil and butter in Dutch oven over medium heat. Irish Shepherd's Pie is a twist off of the traditional Shepherd's Pie recipe that was thought to originate in Scotland or Britain. Irish Shepherd's Pie - a meat and veggie pie topped with mashed potatoes.

When I think of Irish cuisine, Shepherds Pie comes to mind. Beef Shepherd's Pie is a delicious and comforting meal that can be prepared quickly and your family will love it. I came up with this super easy shepherd's pie recipe because I have a lot of kids and not a lot of time so easy and fast are the way to go! You can have Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie

1. Prepare 1-1 1/2 lbs of ground meat of your choosing.
2. You need 1 of Small Onion, diced.
3. You need 8 oz of Frozen Peas and Carrots, thawed.
4. It's 2 tsp of Ground Black Pepper.
5. You need 4-8 of servings of Instant Mashed Potatoes.

This is a quick, and easy American twist on the traditional Irish shepherd's pie. As much as I love to be as traditional as I can when it comes to making Irish recipes I still love to put my own healthy and delicious spin on dishes whenever possible. I added MUSHROOMS to this Shepherd's pie! And a little splash of RED WINE in the sauce.

Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie step by step

1. Place the ground meat and onion into a pot over medium heat. Cook the two of them until they both have been browned. Usually about 10 minutes..
2. Add the Peas & Carrots to the pot. Stir together, adding the pepper to the mix as well. Cook together for another 5 to 10 minutes..
3. When the meat mixture is complete, place into a either a pie or cake pan, about 9 inches. Set to the side. Usually, you can use two pans..
4. Prepare the mashed potatoes as directed on the box. When it is done, put the mashed potatoes on top of the meat mixture. Spread evenly across the top..
5. Turn the Broiler on in your oven. Put the two pans into the oven. Cook for 10 minutes. Check here to see if the topping is to your liking. Everything is basically cooked, so you are just browning the top of the mashed potatoes. I will usually add another 5 to 10 minutes.
6. Enjoy!.

Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie would actually call for ground lamb. The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef, while Shepherd's Pie uses ground lamb. I called this recipe Shepherd's Pie. But, I wrote the recipe so that you could use ground beef or ground lamb.