Shepherd’s Pie Version 2
Hearty one pot Shepherd’s Pie has been around forever. Ground beef with vegetables and topped with delicious mashed potatoes makes this a complete meal. The next time you make mashed potatoes, make extra and add them to your Shepherd’s Pie for your next meal. I like a lot of mashed potatoes so I make a fresh batch of mashed potatoes just before I put this together. I like to cook my Shepherd’s Pie in my 10” cast iron pan that can go from the burner straight into the oven, however, you can bake this in a 3 quart casserole dish as well.
Ingredients
Add the onion and ground beef to a
large frying pan over medium heat.
Fry the ground beef and onion until no pink
remains and onion is tender. Drain grease
and add the salt and pepper.
Add the tomato sauce,
crushed tomatoes and vegetables.
Stir and bring to a simmer, stirring frequently.
Continue to simmer, stirring frequently,
until thick and vegetables are cooked.
This won’t take very long.
If you are using an oven safe frying
pan, add the mashed potatoes to the top.
Otherwise, pour the hamburger mixture
into an 3 quart casserole dish and
cover with the mashed potatoes.
Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven
for 20 minutes until heated through
and the edge starts to brown.
Remove from the oven and using a spatula
divide into serving size pieces and serve.
Shepherd's Pie Version 2
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Ingredients
- 1# ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 15 oz. crushed tomatoes
- 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 12 oz. bag frozen mixed vegetables
- 4 cups prepared mashed potatoes
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, add the ground beef and onion. Cook until ground beef is no longer pink and the onions are tender. Drain grease and add the salt and pepper.
- Add the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes and vegetables.
- Stir frequently and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the vegetables are tender and the mixture is thick.
- If you are using an oven safe frying pan, (I use my cast iron pan) add the potatoes on top. If you are not using an oven safe frying pan, pour hamburger mixture into a 3 quart casserole dish and add the potatoes to the top. Smooth the mashed potatoes out evenly.
- Bake for 20 minutes until hot or until the edge starts to brown.
- Remove from the oven and using a spatula divide into serving size pieces and serve.
Categories: Casseroles, Ground Beef, Potato, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
Oh! I’ve always wanted to know how to make this. Thank you SO much, Diane☺️☺️☺️
You’re welcome Jonetta. It is so simple and delicious! Enjoy!
Call it as you wish but its English dish and if not lamb it is not Shepard pie but cottage pie with beef or pork mince with onions fried and potato mash with butter on top.Looks good what ever it is but I stick always to traditional English upbringing and this we loved and still do as lamb is in plenty here.
Isn’t it funny how different parts of the world use different ingredients and call them the same thing. Maybe this should be called American Shepherds Pie! Have a great week Sir Kevin!
Well never employed sheperds to farm and look after beef only my sheep.So lamb dish it is. Never mind call it what ever you wish it tastes good what ever the name. Have a great Christmas to you and yours and pray for peace everywhere. I will.
I agree! Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones as well!
Haven’t had this in a while. Thanks for the suggestion. I know what I will be making this week.
You’re welcome! Enjoy because this is always a good one!
I had to smile at your idea to make some mashed potatoes ahead. You’d rather find left-over chocolate than left-over mashed potatoes in our house 😀
Hahahaha youmade me smile!
Yum! Thanks for sharing, Diane!
You’re welcome! Have a great week Jennifer!
Looks divine! I love Shepard’s Pie!
Thanks Erica me too!
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Thanks!
I love this dish! When my mom made it though, she had steamed, shredded cabbage on the bottom. Try it sometime, it adds to this delicious recipe!!
Oh that sounds amazing! I love cabbage! Did she also use mixed vegetables or just cabbage? Thank you!
The veggies, just like you did.
Thank you!
Oh, yum!! I once made Sheperd’s Pie – it’s delicious!
I known right!!!
This looks delicious, Diane.
Thank you Janet!
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This sounds really interesting…I just wanna try veg version👍
I’m sure that would be great as well! I never really thought about using only vegetables what a great idea!
One of my fave comfort food ! Love the recipes 🙂
Thank you!
One of my favorites. You could also use lamb.
Yes lamb is the original meat that is used for this dish. Believe or not, that is one meat I do not care for and there’s not much I don’t like. Thanks Matt!
Love this!! Looks so delicious!
Thank you Lisa it is very tasty!
Shepherd’s pie is my favorite. Yours looks delicious. I think it’s time that I finally invest on a good cast iron skillet.
You won’t be sorry! Now they make one that is light and I have heard nothing but good things about it!
Thank you, this looks great, can’t wait to try it !
You’re welcome! Easy and delicious!
This was always one of my favorites … my mom would make it and I’d come in the house on a cold day after waiting on the bus and trudging home and I could smell it when I opened the door.
Your mom was quite the cook! Those were the days when our mom’s always cooked from scratch…until the frozen TV dinners! As a kid I always loved the TV dinners. Now…yuck!
She was and I am going to touch on her baking in today’s post – I started it, then shut down to have some dinner. We had TV dinners on a Saturday night sometimes – I don’t remember what my parents had, but my favorite was Swanson’s wieners and beans with apple slices and I think it was cornbread. I thought that was a great meal. 🙂
My favorite was turkey, stuffing, potatoes and cherry dessert..lol
I feel cheated! I never got to try that one Diane!
It was so good! Of course the cherry dessert was my favorite part!
And I liked those apple slices for dessert – my mom said to one time, I can make you those apple slices if that’s why you like the wiener and beans dinner so much Linda! Actually Mrs. Paul’s used to have those apple slices in the sauce and we had them whenever we had pork chops or pork loin – this was a few years later when I “refined” my tastes a bit. 🙂
Spoiled…😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Very!!! My blog post last night had me thinking about you and your cookie-making and treat-making. Me … I burned the slice-and-bake cookies and I didn’t even have to slice them … they came sitting on a cardboard tray!
Hahaha you crack me up Linda!
Glad to make you smile Diane – I now realize how lucky I was that I came home every night to a nice home-cooked meal … on the Shepherd’s Pie, my mom had the cheese on top of it and I always got to eat the crispy crust of broiled cheese and potato. Being the kid and only child has its good points. 🙂
Well I don’t know why I never thought about putting cheese on top!!!
Yes, try it … it makes a crispy au gratin on the top and it forms on top of the potato and it is quite tasy to just peel it off and eat it … she probably used Velveeta Cheese and put the slices on top … I don’t know how long before it was ready to come out of the oven … a long time, just before? I think she used Kraft Singles too, but pretty sure it was Velveeta as cheesier.
Thanks!
Mmm! Shepherd’s Pie is one of my favorite dinners. Looks amazing, as always, Diane! ♡
Thank you Hunida!
Tasty, I like to take a bite!
Thanks so much!
You are welcome!
I love Shepherd’s Pie. I’m attached to my mom’s version, but this also looks good 🙂
Mom’s is always the best! I will eat any kind if there is mashed potato’s on top! Thank you Aspasia!
Very true 🙂 And you definitely need potatoes!