Shepherds Pie (Cottage Pie)
Shepherds Pie also know as Cottage Pie is a delicious one-dish meat, veggie and gravy pie topped with creamy mashed potatoes and baked in the oven.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp onion powder
- 1 Tbsp dried parsley
- 8 oz total frozen peas and carrots mix (can include corn in the mix if you want.)
- 1 cup water
- 3 Tbsp brown gravy powder
- Homemade mashed potatoes (basic recipe in below notes if you don’t have one)
- Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray a 9×9 pan or pie dish with non stick cooking spray.
- In a skillet pan, break up the ground beef and sprinkle with the salt, pepper, onion powder and dried parsley.
- Cook until the meat is browned all the way through, stirring frequently.
- Add the peas and carrots and let cook for a couple of minutes.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the water and gravy powder. Pour over the ground beef and let cook until the gravy has thickened in the meat, (3-4 minutes.)
- Pour the beef mixture in to the bottom of your prepared pan.
- Gently spoon your mashed potatoes over the top. (I make sure mine are extra creamy so they spread easily.)
- Sprinkle shredded sharp cheddar over the top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until browned and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and let cool 5-10 minutes then serve.
Notes
If you don't have a favorite recipe for mashed potatoes: Peel 5-6 medium sized potatoes and chop them in to about 1 inch cubes. (About 1-1/2 to 2 pounds total.) Put them in a big saucepan and cover with cold water. Add a tsp of salt and bring to a boil. Cook until they are fork tender. (The fork breaks them apart easily, but they aren't turned to mush.) Drain off the water and put them in a large mixing bowl and mash them up. Add one stick of softened or melted butter, 1/4 cup whole milk or half and half, 1 heaped spoonful of sour cream, 3/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Mash until they are the consistency you like. (Add a little extra milk if they aren't creamy enough to spread on the pie easily.)