Shepherd's Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs very lean ground sirloin
• 2 (16 ounce) cans whole kernel corn
• 2 lbs potatoes (boiled, mashed, seasoned)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 (1 ounce) packet beef gravy mix
• 1/2-1 cup salted butter
• 1 cup milk
• paprika

Recipe

• 1 brown the beef, season to taste during browning, add diced onion during last couple of minutes of browning.
• 2 do not drain; set aside.
• 3 peel and boil potatoes as for mashed.
• 4 drain, mash, adding butter and milk (reserve one quarter of the butter) as needed for liquid until smooth consistency.
• 5 some lumps are okay.
• 6 drain canned corn and set aside.
• 7 pour ground beef into bottom of 2 1/2-quart casserole dish to cover bottom.
• 8 pour in beef gravy packet.
• 9 mix gravy packet and meat thoroughly.
• 10 layer cans of corn over top of meat to form a layer that completely covers ground beef.
• 11 layer potatoes on top of corn mixture until completely covered.
• 12 form small peaks in potatoes.
• 13 dot potatoes with the reserved butter.
• 14 sprinkle gently with paprika.
• 15 place casserole in preheated 350° oven, covered for 15 minutes.
• 16 uncover casserole and resume cooking for another 20 minutes or until peaks of potatoes are lightly browned and all butter dots are melted.