Shepherd's Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 0.5 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (14 ounce) can creamed corn
• 1 (14 ounce) can french style string beans
• 3 -4 potatoes, cooked and mashed

Recipe

• 1 get started on the mash potatoes first so they are prepared and ready to go when the rest of the steps are complete.
• 2 brown ground beef in a non stick skillet until almost done. there should still be a few pieces slightly pink.
• 3 add the onion and mushrooms and simmer letting the juices flow while the beef finishes cooking.
• 4 option: (i have occasionally added some low sodium beef broth with cornstarch at this stage but not always).
• 5 distribute the beef mixture evenly in the bottom of a 9x12 pan.
• 6 with a spoon, evenly spread the creamed corn on the beef.
• 7 for the next layer, the string beans.
• 8 the top layer is the mashed potatoes.
• 9 option: garnish the potatoes with small splotches of butter and a sprinkle of dried parsley or paprika.
• 10 the time and temp in the oven can vary based on oven type and the temp of the food as it is going inches.
• 11 oven time is really all about reheating and browning as all the cooking is done prior to the dish making it into the oven.
• 12 so, with that said, if the hamburger has cooled substantially (or i’ve prepared in advance and am pulling from the refrigerator) i bake on 375 covered with aluminum foil until hot in the center. then i remove the foil and broil on the middle rack until the potatoes start to form a film and the brown is to my liking.
• 13 if it is still really warm, because the timing was perfect with warm potatoes on top of hot beef mix. i simply skip the baking step and go right for the broiler.