Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

Name: Shepherd's Pie Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 bag Alexia mashed potatoes; 1/2 lb. ground beef (90/10); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 small yellow onion (diced); 1 clove garlic (minced); 1 packet brown gravy mix; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 1/2 cups frozen vegetables; salt & pepper (to taste); 1 1/2 cups canned sweet corn (drained); 1 1/2 cups canned creamed corn; 2 tablespoons melted butter

October 17, 2018 · 29 Comments

5 from 4 votes

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Made with meat, potatoes, veggies, and gravy smothering everything this Shepherd’s Pie Recipe is so good, so easy and so so delicious too!

I’m writing this Shepherd’s Pie Recipe post while on vacation at a place called Lake of the Woods. It’s GORGEOUS here and I swear they are going to have to KICK us out. Forreals. They have been treating us so well and FEEDING us like crazy. I’ll be posting about all the places we’ve been traveling to on our family page, so stay tuned. I’m warning you now, there are going to be LOTS of crazy photos of my little one because we all know she can’t smile like a normal person. ☺ Feel free to subscribe to my blog and get emails delivered to your inbox that notifies you every time I publish something new.

Anyways.

I seem to be on a comfort food kick and I’m loving it! I thought about not posting this recipe because it’s totally not the prettiest dinner on the block, but it sure is one of the tastiest. I grew up on shepherd’s pie and so did my husband…except for the versions we were eating were totally different. Our Mom’s didn’t get the memo that we should have been eating the same version as kids. Oh well….

This version is a cross between my Mom’s recipe and my own adaption of her recipe. Typically, I wouldn’t make Shepard’s Pie very often because it took so long because you had to cook and mash potatoes, cook the meat layer, assemble and bake. I take a shortcut and use Alexia Mashers {which taste just like homemade!!} and had this dinner in the oven after 15 minutes. Just the right amount of time for a weeknight. And the best part is, everyone loves it! It’s got meat, potatoes, veggies and gravy smothering everything. So good, so easy and so so delicious too!

Here’s how you make it:

Start by cooking up some ground beef. I used 90/10. It doesn’t really matter the fat content of the beef you use because I always drain mine. Use what you have. Turkey works great in this too.

While the meat is doing it’s thang, grab some Alexia Mashed Potatoes from your freezer….

And start cooking these up in the microwave. Yes, I said microwave. Trust the Lauren.

The beef should be all cooked by now, so drain it on some paper towels and place the hot pan back on the heat.

Add in some olive oil and sauté a little onion

With garlic.

After a few minutes, things should be looking nice and tender, so add the meat back into the pan along with a packet of brown gravy mix.

Oh, and some water.

Use a whisk to remove any lumps and bring this whole thing to a boil so the gravy thickens.

Then add in the frozen veggies.

After 2 minutes, the vegetables should be warmed through, so pour this whole thing into a casserole dish.

Then to that, sprinkle over some sweet corn

And some creamed corn. This is the secret ingredient that makes this slightly sweet and oh so good!

So, now at this point, your potatoes should be nice and hot. Spread those smashers onto the top of the whole shoot and match…

And brush with melted butter.

Bake 20-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly and serve!

That’s it! Not too shabby, right? So, try this dinner out tonight. It’s a family favorite that we all love! Enjoy your day, friends!

5 from 4 votes