Fiesta Style Shepherds Pie Food

THE BEST SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the topping: Put the potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Season with 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and reserve the saucepan.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, thyme and 2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft and tender, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste and cook until it turns brick red, about 8 minutes. Add the lamb, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until the meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes.
• Stir in the peas. Stir in the flour until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add the broth and Worcestershire and cook until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• To finish the topping, melt the butter in the large saucepan over medium heat. Add the cabbage and leeks and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the heavy cream, 1 tablespoon salt, and a few grinds of black pepper, and cook until warm, about 1 minute. Return the potatoes to the pan with the cabbage and add the cheese. Mash with a potato masher or wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg yolks.
• Transfer the filling to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add the topping, swirling to create texture. Make sure that the sides are sufficiently covered so the filling doesn't leak through. Bake until the filling is bubbly and the top is lightly golden, about 35 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before serving.

WEIGHT WATCHERS SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and pour in enough water to cover potatoes. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender. Drain potatoes, transfer to a large bowl and add sour cream and margarine; mash until smooth, season to taste with salt and set aside.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery; cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add turkey and cook until browned, breaking up the meat as it cooks, about 5 minutes. Add flour, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper; stir to coat. Add broth and bring to a simmer; simmer until mixture thickens, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer turkey mixture to a 9-inch, deep-dish pie plate. Spread mashed potatoes over top and using the back of a spoon, make decorative swirls over the top. Bake until potatoes are golden, about 30 minutes. Slice into 6 pieces and serve.

MEXICAN SHEPHERDS PIE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop the onion and peppers.
• Peel the potatoes and cut into small pieces (about the size of roast potatoes) and put to one side.
• Warm a pan on medium heat, add a little olive oil.
• Cook the onions for 5 minutes.
• Add the peppers and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Remove the veg from the pan and put to one side.
• In the same pan, turn the heat up high and brown the mince.
• When the mince is browned through, stir in the onion and peppers and season with salt and pepper.
• Bring a large pan of water to the boil (boil the kettle to save time!).
• Stir in the fajita spice mix to the mince.
• Add the lamb stock a little at a time until it is completely incorporated.
• Stir in the tomato puree.
• Turn the heat down low, cover with lid and leave for 30 mins stirring occasionally.
• Add the potatoes to the pan of boiling water for 25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Drain the potatoes, return to the pan (off the heat) and cover with a clean teatowel.
• Add the butter to the potatoes and mash.
• Spread the mince evenly into an ovenproof dish, then cover evenly with the mash.
• Grate some cheese and lightly sprinkle on top of the mash.
• Cook in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle tacos, salsa and more grated cheese and return to the oven for 10 minutes.

BEST SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mash potatoes with sour cream. Add salt and pepper; set aside. In a large skillet, cook beef with onion and red pepper until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir garlic salt into meat mixture. Stir in the soup, corn and milk. , Spread meat mixture into a 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with mashed potatoes; drizzle with butter. , Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 30-35 minutes. For additional browning, place under broiler for a few minutes. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

UPDATED SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cover potatoes and garlic with water. Bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Drain; return to saucepan with sour cream. Mash to desired consistency. Stir in 1/4 cup cheddar cheese.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Brown meat in large non-stick skillet. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Add vegetables, broth, and ketchup; continue cooking 5 minutes.
• Spoon meat mixture into 8-inch square baking dish. Cover with mashed potatoes.
• Bake 18 minutes; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake an additional 2 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.