Recipe: Perfect Shepherd's Pie (my version)

Shepherd's Pie (my version). Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton. Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a What follows is a simple recipe for a ground beef version of Shepherd's Pie. The original recipe comes from my friend Frances Hochschild, and her.

I made a lot of shepherd's Pie and this is my favortie. TIME SAVING HINT: to make preparation even faster and easier use instant mashed. Therefore, when housewives bought their Sunday meat they selected pieces large enough to. You can have Shepherd's Pie (my version) using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie (my version)

1. Prepare 6 of russet potatoes, peeled and cut in quarters.
2. You need 1 of ground meat ( i used ground chicken breast), seasoned with sea salt, black pepper, fresh garlic and dill.
3. You need 1 of small onion, diced.
4. Prepare 1 of cup of corn, frozen or fresh (was what i had, but you can add any veggies you like).
5. Prepare 1/3 of cup of crumbled cooked bacon.
6. You need 2 of cups italian blend cheese, divided.
7. You need 2 of tbsp. margarine.
8. It's 1 of milk to mash the potatoes.
9. It's 2 of garlic cloves, mashed.

Home > Recipes > Casseroles > Shepherds Pie (My American, Cheap Version). Im going to incorporate a few different recipes into one, but I definately appreciate a posting for something that is in my budget - and things that are usually always in the food cupboard! My easy shepherd's pie recipe goes down great with my family, they always manage to finish off every last scrap! A traditional Shepherd's Pie in the UK, is made with minced lamb, a pie made with ground beef is basically made exactly the same way as shepherd's pie but is called a cottage pie.

Shepherd's Pie (my version) step by step

1. Cook potatoes in a boiler with salted water. Let cook until tender. Drain. Keep the lid on so they stay hot, it will be easier to mash..
2. Meanwhile start cooking the meat. Add the onions, bacon, garlic and corn when meat is almost done..
3. Add milk, margarine and garlic cloves to the potatoes. Start mashing, add 1 cup of the cheese. The potatoes should be soft and creamy..
4. In a pan (i used an 8x8) sprayed with canola oil put half of the mashed potatoes, then add the meat then the rest of potatoes. Top with the other cup of cheese. Put on oven at 400F, for 20 minutes or cheese is golden brown..

So here's the deal, this version of Shepherd's Pie might look like a bit more work than using a lot of instant products, but I'm going to go out on a limb I wasn't quite sure what the fam would think about Shepherd's Pie. My kids had never eaten it before but they had heard me talk about how they should. Growing up, my family had a tradition of big Sunday dinners. Nearly every Sunday we'd go to our grandparents house for some kind of pot roast or (In England and other parts of the world, they'd call this ground beef version a "cottage pie" and the lamb version "shepherd's pie.") Growing up Shepherd's Pie was my all time favorite meal. Whenever my mom would make it, I would have seconds.