Easy Shepherd's Pie Recipe with Beef
Homemade easy Classic Sheperd's Pie Recipe, pure comfort food. Sauteed ground beef with vegetables in a gravy topped with mashed potatoes and baked. Quick casserole for busy evenings.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs mashed potato
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (10%-15% fat)
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1/2 large onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup chicken broth (or beef broth)
- 3 Tbsp diced tomatoes
- 2 tsp ketchup
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, more if desired
Instructions
Prepare mashed potatoes-
- Peel, quarter and boil potatoes. Once cooked, mash. We like to use our mashed potatoes recipe.
Meat and vegetables-
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a skillet, heat 1 Tbsp oil. Once hot, saute the ground beef with onions, breaking apart the meat as it's cooking.
- Stir in the garlic and then flour, add the bay leaves. Pour in the broth.
- When the mixture thickens, add in the chopped tomatoes, ketchup, season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer.
- Add in the vegetables and bring to a simmer again, stirring as needed.
- Transfer the meat mixture to the bottom of a casserole dish, discarding the bay leaves. Top with creamy mashed potatoes.
- With the back of a fork, add design to potatoes.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until potatoes start to turn golden.
- Enjoy, friends!
Notes
Freezing option:
- Uncooked - Cover with foil and tightly wrap with a few layers of plastic wrap.
- Cooked - Cool completely, cover with foil and plastic wrap. Completely thaw before cooking or reheating.