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    Cheesy Easy Shepard's Pie Recipe

    May 7, 2013 by Jenn 9 Comments

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    Sometimes you just want comfort food...something warm and filling, loaded with carbs and fat...this cheesy, easy shepard's pie recipe is perfect for those nights when you want a substantial meal!

    Traditionally, shepard's pie is made with lamb. As Americans don't eat a ton of lamb - not in Miami, anyway - I grew up with my mom making shepard's pie with ground beef. I've always made shepard's pie with ground beef as well, but when I reached into the freezer last week to pull out the ground beef, it turned out to be ground venison.

    I figured why not?

    cheesy shepards pie recipe

    Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

    Ingredients needed to make this Cheesy Easy Shepard's Pie Recipe

    1 ½ lbs ground round beef

    ½ onion, chopped
    4 garlic cloves
    1 ½ cup chopped mushrooms
    2 cups chopped carrots, corn, peas
    5 large russet potatoes
    4 tablespoons olive oil
    ½ teaspoon salt
    ½ teaspoon pepper
    ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

    Directions for making this Cheesy Easy Shepard's Pie Recipe

    Preheat over to 400 degrees.

    Peel and quarter potatoes, boil for about 20 minutes until tender. 

    While your potatoes are cooking, add onion, mushrooms and carrots to a frying pan with the olive oil an saute until the onions are translucent.

    Add the ground beef and garlic and saute until cooked through. Add the salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper and stir to mix.

    Prepare mashed potatoes according to your liking. I use ½ a stick of unsalted butter, ¼ cup sour cream and a dash of salt and pepper.

    Pour your beef mixture into a baking dish and top with corn and peas.

    1

    Add a layer of shredded cheddar cheese add heaping spoons fulls of mashed potatoes on top.

    Make sure that the mashed potatoes are distributed evenly, as  you won't be able to spread them around very much without disturbing the veggies underneath.

    2

    Sprinkle the top with a little additional shredded cheddar cheese and cook in 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes.

    easy cheesy shepards pie recipe

    Now, I actually used ground venison when I made this cheesy easy shepard's pie recipe for dinner for the family the other night. Angeline remarked on how great it tasted and I told her that I had used the venison - she actually loves deer meat, so she wasn't upset at all!

    When I asked Chris what he thought, he said that it was good...when I told him that I used venison, he said, "Oh that's why it tasted weird." So either he didn't really like it and was being nice, or just knowing that it wasn't beef changed his opinion after the fact! Ha!

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    Easy Shepard's Pie

    Course Entree, Main, Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Keyword Ground beef, Mashed Potatoes, Shepherds Pie
    Servings 6
    Author Jenn

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb ground beef
    • ¼ cup chopped onions
    • 2 beef bouillon cubes
    • ¼ cup water
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 bag 12 oz, frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
    • 4 servings mashed potatoes
    • -I used instant potatoes the box required water, butter, milk and potatoes

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 400. Grease a pie plate with nonstick cooking spray.
    2. Add ground beef and onions to a skillet and heat over medium high heat until beef is browned. Drain grease. Add bouillon cubes, water and Worcestershire sauce and continue to heat until cubes are dissolved and liquid is mostly absorbed.
    3. Spoon meat into pie plate. Top with vegetables. Spoon potatoes on top and spread evenly.
    4. Bake for 25 minutes or until potatoes begin to brown.

      

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    Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a single woman who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.

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    1. Dawn

      May 07, 2013 at 8:14 am

      nom nom nom one of my favorites!! I can wait for my cheat day!

      Reply
    2. Maryann

      May 07, 2013 at 2:58 pm

      my husband loves shepards pie but there is NOTHING easy about my recipe.

      Reply
    3. Mellisa

      May 09, 2013 at 9:43 am

      I;ve never had shepards pie but I bet my kids would love it. Thanks for the easy recipe.

      Reply
    4. rebecca

      September 23, 2013 at 10:12 pm

      This was yummy.. my husband really liked it too.. I added bacon & uses ground Turkey instead of beef..

      Reply
      • Jennifer Quillen

        September 23, 2013 at 10:14 pm

        Oh now I'm going to have to add bacon to it the next time! Yum!

        Reply
    5. Erika

      November 24, 2013 at 10:59 am

      Did you use can peas and corn or frozen? Is it 2 cups of each (carrots, peas, corn) or 2 cups total?

      Reply
    6. Lynne

      April 20, 2014 at 3:14 am

      Shepherds' Pie - traditionally made with leftover roast lamb.

      Reply
    7. Margot C

      October 21, 2014 at 12:05 am

      This seems like a great way to do it but I don't think my husband would go for venison

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    8. Kimberly M.

      October 21, 2014 at 11:42 am

      This looks yummy. Thank you for sharing. I am pinning to make it this fall/winter.

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