Easy Ground Beef Shepherd's Pie Recipe
To me, Shepherd's Pie is the ultimate comfort food - meat and potatoes, topped in melted cheese. It just doesn't get any better than that.
Serving8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 14.5 ounces low sodium beef broth
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, carrots, peas and corn
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 13.75 ounces instant mashed potatoes
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add ground beef, onion, and garlic. Sauté until beef is fully cooked. Drain grease.
- Add flour and cook for a minute longer.
- Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and beef broth. Cook for 5 minutes or until sauce begins to thicken.
- Reduce the heat to low and stir in the frozen vegetables, salt and pepper.
- Pour meat mixture into the bottom of prepared dish.
- Prepare potatoes according to package directions. Carefully spread 5 cups prepared mashed potatoes on top of the meat.
- Top with shredded sharp cheddar cheese on top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the meat mixture is bubbly.
Notes
- If you are in a crazy time crunch, you can even throw frozen tater tots on top and then cover them in cheese – it’s delicious.
- I have also made it with ground turkey and my family loved it, so feel free to use what you prefer (or whatever you have on hand!).
Nutrition
Serving: 1 g · Calories: 357 kcal · Carbohydrates: 50 g · Protein: 23 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Cholesterol: 50 mg · Sodium: 454 mg · Potassium: 1006 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 3 g · Vitamin A: 2483 IU · Vitamin C: 46 mg · Calcium: 137 mg · Iron: 3 mg