Shepherd's Pie - Make-ahead, Freeze Ahead, Oamc

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 lbs ground beef (comes in this quantity at most wholesale clubs)
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 3 cups catsup
• 4 tablespoons mustard
• 6 tablespoons vinegar
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 6 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 3 cups frozen green beans
• 3 cups frozen corn
• 7 -10 lbs potatoes, cooked and mashed according to preferred method, try crockpot recipe suggested in notes above

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, brown beef with onions (i boil my beef, drain to reduce fat content, then add onions i've already sauteed).
• 2 mix remaining base ingredients in large bowl.
• 3 add beef and onions.
• 4 at this point i placed 1/3 of meat mixture in a cassarole dish, added 1 cup of each frozen veggie and layered on 1/3 of mashed potatoes.
• 5 bake at 350f for an hour, or until heated through.
• 6 while dinner is baking up, i pack up the cooled remaining meat mixture dividing meat mixture left into 2 labeled gallon ziplock bags.
• 7 divide remaining veggies into labled 2 qt freezer bags.
• 8 divide remaining mashed potatoes into 2 labeled gallon freezer bags.
• 9 for convenience, i actually staple the bag of meat mixture, veggies and mashed potatoes together into 2 dinner groups to make it all easier to find in my freezer. obviously, staple above the zip on the bag when stapling together. :-).