Easy to Make Shepherd’s Pie
Shepherd’s Pie is one of my family’s favorite meals, especially on a cold Winter night. Not only is it delicious, but it’s easy to make with basic ingredients I usually always have in my kitchen. We make it with ground beef, but some people would say it’s only traditional if you use ground lamb – really, it’s up to you.
I prefer making the mashed potatoes from scratch, but you can also use instant potatoes if you’d like. For the frozen mixed vegetables, I like pea, carrot, corn mixture, but you could totally just use all peas, or all corn if that’s what you have in the freezer.
The recipe is so EASY to make, here’s a recipe video I made to show you how to quickly make it.
I hope you try this Easy Shepherd’s Pie recipe soon!
Ingredients
Here’s everything you need to make this recipe.
How to Make Shepherd’s Pie
Make the mashed potatoes. We do this by boiling the potatoes for about 20 minutes (or until you can easily slide a fork through them). Drain, and then add the potatoes back to the pot. No hand mixer is required, just use a potato masher or a spoon. Add butter and mix.
Make the ground beef. Cook the beef with a chopped green pepper until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Once it’s cooked add in frozen vegetables, tomato soup and onion powder.
Layer 1. Add ground beef mixture into a 8×8 baking dish, spreading it so it covers the bottom.
Layer 2. Now add the mashed potatoes on top, spreading them all around.
Layer 3. Finally, sprinkle the shredded cheese on top. I prefer white cheddar but you can use orange cheddar or colby jack if you want. Also, my helper showed up to stuff some cheese in her mouth while helping me make dinner. 🙂
Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool a few minutes before serving.
Can I make this with instant potatoes?
If you want to make this recipe even quicker, you can skip boiling potatoes in the beginning and instead use instant potatoes. Just make instant potatoes per the directions on package and then add on top. If you go this route you can skip both potatoes and butter in the recipe ingredients.
What to Serve With the Best Shepherd’s Pie
The recipe includes meat and vegetables already so I recommend either something bready or some fresh vegetables. Here’s some suggestions: Fluffy Dinner RollsBread Machine Italian BreadFlaky BiscuitsEasy Garlic KnotsKale Salad With Cherry Tomatoes Pin for later:
