Recipe: Appetizing Ridiculously Good Shepherd's Pie

Ridiculously Good Shepherd's Pie. For that reason alone, you know it has to be good. Like a little Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie. I've been VERY MUCH into easy, well-round, one pot type meals lately and this recipe totally fits This dish is a traditional shepherd's pie recipe except that I swapped the meat with lentils to make it veggie loaded and fully meat free.

The Best Recipe for Mashed Potatoes. I know I may have used a few atypical ingredients in this, but as far as I'm concerned, the only two things that are mandatory to make a "real" Shepherd's Pie are potatoes and lamb. While the ground beef version is also very delicious, it's not considered a "Shepherd's Pie. You can have Ridiculously Good Shepherd's Pie using 19 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ridiculously Good Shepherd's Pie

1. Prepare 8 large of potatoes, cut into chunks.
2. You need 3 tbsp of vegetable oil, for meat.
3. You need 1 large of onion, minced.
4. Prepare 6 large of baby bello mushrooms, minced.
5. It's 1 tsp of salt, for meat.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of ground black pepper, for meat.
7. It's 2 lb of ground beef.
8. Prepare 3 tbsp of steak sauce.
9. Prepare 3 large of eggs.
10. Prepare 2 tbsp of vegetable oil, for veggies.
11. Prepare 1/3 stick of butter, for veggies.
12. You need 3 large of carrots, chopped.
13. You need 8 oz of corn niblets.
14. Prepare 8 oz of peas.
15. You need 1 tsp of salt, for veggies.
16. You need 1 cup of milk.
17. You need 1 stick of butter, for potatoes.
18. Prepare 1 tsp of salt, for potatoes.
19. Prepare 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese, grated.

Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef. The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato topping. The whole dish is pretty much the definition of comfort food. Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie is a meatless take on a classic comfort dish.

Ridiculously Good Shepherd's Pie instructions

1. In a large pot, boil the potatoes until soft..
2. In a large saucepan, heat the oil on low..
3. Add the onion, mushrooms, salt, snd pepper, and cook until translucent..
4. Add the meat, incorporate, and cook through. NOTE: I used beef but, obviously, ground lamb could also be used, if you can find it at the supermarket. I couldn't when I put this together, but I still called it Shepherd's Pie because, like with Minced Meat Pies no longer having meat in them these days, just about everyone I know makes Shepherd's Pie with beef, so I figured no harm, no foul. If you are pedantic, I could have called this Cottage Pie, but, in the US, I don't think anyone knows what it is. Besides, I figured, who would want to be that guy, right?.
5. Stir in the steak sauce, and let cool..
6. When cooled, stir in the eggs, and pour the mixture into the bottom of the large casserole. The eggs will firm up the bottom to provide a solid base..
7. Add the butter, oil, and carrots into the now-empty large saucepan, and simmer on medium until tender..
8. Add the corn niblets, peas, and salt, and mix and simmer until it's all happy and tender..
9. Layer the veggies on the meat in the casserole..
10. Drain, return to the pot, and mash the potatoes on low..
11. Add butter and salt while mashing. I know, it's a lot of butter, so cut it down to 2/3 stick if you like..
12. Add the milk to the potatoes. It will be loose at first, but it will firm up a bit while you stir it in a few minutes..
13. When the potatoes are stackably firm, scoop it on top of the casserole..
14. Throw it all in the oven at 375°F for 45 minutes..
15. OK, it will have this beautiful crust after 45min, and you are just going to sprinkle the cheddar over the top..
16. Broil for about 5 min, keeping an eye on it after 3 minutes to be sure it doesn't burn, to melt the cheese..
17. Remove from heat and try to let it cool about a half hour before diving in. As can be seen from my pic, I always fail. Enjoy..

Swap the meat for mushrooms and quinoa & it all gets smothered in a rich gravy This vegetarian shepherd's pie is full of the good stuff and so satisfying to eat! And if you are a fan of savory pies like me, be sure to check out my. Shepherd's Pie is made with just a few ingredients, and like many of our recipes the ingredients can be tweaked with what you have on hand or what sounds good to you. For example, if you don't care for mushrooms go ahead and omit them and add zucchini instead (or another veggie of your choosing). Shepherd's pie is a real family classic.