Easy Peasy Shepherds Pie Food

QUORN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C / 180C fan / gas mark 6 / 400F.
• Peel, chop and boil the potatoes for 15-20 minutes, until soft.
• Meanwhile, fry the chopped mushrooms in the olive oil on a fairly high heat until they start to go brown. Lower the heat and add the chopped carrots and sliced leek and fry gently for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the Quorn mince, some black pepper to taste, a veggie stock cube and fry for 1 minute. Add in the tin of tomatoes, plus half a tin of water and the tomato puree. Stir to combine. Bring the mixture to the boil and then lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• While the tomato mixture is simmering, drain the potatoes and mash them with 75g of the cheddar cheese plus the butter, a splash of milk and salt and pepper to taste.
• Put the tomato mix at the bottom of a deep oven proof dish and spread the mashed potato on top.
• Sprinkle on the remaining cheese and put the shepherd's pie in the oven for 15 minutes, until it is bubbling and brown on top.
• Just before the shepherd's pie is ready, cook some peas and / or sweetcorn to go with it - or whatever veg you fancy!

EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Add mixed vegetables and gravy; mix well.
• Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mix potatoes, cream cheese, garlic and 1/2 cup cheddar until blended; spoon over meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

EASY-PEASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add peeled and quartered potatoes and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and make mashed potatoes in your favorite fashion, then set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until brown. Drain. Stir in mushrooms, mixed vegetables, mushroom soup, celery soup, salt and pepper and heat through. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Cover the beef mixture with the mashed potatoes. Dot the top with butter.
• Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes, until potatoes are golden, and mixture is hot and bubbly.

EASY PEASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Cut the potatoes in chunks and boil until tender; reserve half of the chunks and mash the rest with a little butter and milk.
• while the potatoes are cooking, cook ground beef and onions over medium-medium high heat.
• when the meat is cooked, drain the fat.
• add the liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and garlic powder (to taste).
• take some of the potato chunks and make a bed of them in a buttered casserole dish.
• spread the ground beef mixture over the top of the potatoes.
• Spread mashed potatoes on top of the ground beef.
• cover with cheese and sprinkle with parsley flakes; bake for 10 minutes.

EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Brown meat in large skillet. Meanwhile, mix potatoes, cream cheese, 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese and the garlic until well blended.
• Drain meat. Return to skillet; stir in vegetables and gravy. Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish; cover with potato mixture and remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

EASY BUTTERY SHEPHERDS PIE

Steps:

• Saute beef, onion, celery and garlic in a large pan until well done.
• Strain off fat, leaving meat in the strainer and reserving pan for later use.
• Boil potatoes until fork tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain and mash with butter.
• Blanch carrots (or microwave until al dente) and add to beef mixture.
• Whisk broth with flour to thicken, and add to the pan. When gravy comes to a boil, add beef and carrot mixture.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Spoon meat mixture into a 2-quart casserole. Spoon potatoes on top.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Top with cheese and let sit until cheese melts from the radiated heat; approximately 5 minutes.

EASIEST CHEDDAR SHEPHERDS PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and add onion; cook until onion is transparent.
• Add soup, veggies and garlic and mix, pour into a oblong baking dish.
• Spread mashed potatoes on top and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• •Looking for a variation on this recipe? Try this: Instead of topping with mashed potatoes and cheese, top the casserole with a single layer of tater tots instead. This is also a big hit.

QUICK AND EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare instant mashed potatoes for 8 servings, as directed on package except-stir in parsley flakes; set aside.
• In ungreased 3-quart casserole, stir together remaining ingredients.
• Mound potatoes on meat mixture.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes or until potatoes brown slightly.

EASY INSTANT POTATO SHEPHERDS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 325'F.
• Use vegetable spray on casserole dish.
• Prepare instant mashed potatoes following box directions.
• Boil frozen vegetables in saucepan.
• Brown ground beef.
• Add 1/2 can of beef gravy.
• Add garlic powder.
• Stir until well blended.
• Drain vegetables.
• Add the beef mixture to casserole dish.
• Add the vegetables and spread evenly.
• Add large spoonfuls of the mashed potatoes
• over the vegetables.
• Wait a few minutes for potatoes to cool before spreading.
• Make a design with bottom of fork on the potatoes.
• Sprinkle some paprika.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
• Add remaining warmed gravy to each serving.

EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• In a big skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until brown; drain off fat.
• Stir 1/4 cup flour and dry onion soup mix into the meat.
• Stir in cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, 3/4 cup water, and the ketchup.
• Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally; taste for seasoning and adjust.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cup water, butter, and salt; bring to boiling; remove from heat.
• Add dry potato flakes and milk, stirring until combined.
• Stir in eggs, 1 cup flour, and baking powder.
• Spoon meat mixture into an ungreased 3-quart rectangular baking dish; spoon potato mixture in mounds on top of meat mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until tops of potatoes are golden.