Traditional Irish Shepherd’s Pie would actually call for ground lamb. The difference between Shepherd’s Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef, while Shepherd’s Pie uses ground lamb.
I called this recipe Shepherd’s Pie. But, I wrote the recipe so that you could use ground beef or ground lamb.
Total Time
1h
Servings
2
Difficulty
Medium
Prep / Cook
30m / 30m
📋 Ingredients
Meat Filling
- ✓ 2 tbsp Olive Oil
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✓
1 cup
yellow onion chopped
- ✓ 1 lb 90% lean ground beef -or ground lamb
- ✓ 2 tsp dried parsley leaves
- ✓ 2 tsp dried rosemary leaves
- ✓ 2 tsp dried thyme leaves
- ✓ 0.5 tsp salt
- ✓ 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
- ✓ 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
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✓
2
garlic cloves minced
- ✓ 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- ✓ 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ✓ 1 cup beef broth
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✓
1 cup
frozen mixed peas & carrots* *If you can’t find frozen mixed peas and carrots, you could use ½ cup frozen peas and ½ cup frozen sliced carrots.
Potato Topping
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✓
2 lb
russet potatoes about 2 large potatoes peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
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✓
8 tbsp
unsalted butter equal to 1 stick
- ✓ 0.33 cup half & half
- ✓ 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- ✓ 0.5 tsp salt
- ✓ 0.25 tsp ground black pepper
- ✓ 0.25 cup parmesan cheese
👨🍳 Instructions
1
To Make the Meat Filling
Add the oil to a large skillet and place it over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add the onions.
Add the oil to a large skillet and place it over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add the onions.
⏱️ ~5 minutes
Stirring occasionally
2
Add the ground beef (or ground lamb) to the skillet and break it apart with a wooden spoon. Add the parsley, rosemary, thyme, salt, and and pepper. Stir well.
⏱️ ~6 minutes
Stirring occasionally, until meat is brown
3
Add the Worcestershire sauce and garlic. Stir to combine
⏱️ ~1 minutes
4
Add the flour and tomato paste. Stir until well incorporated and no clumps of tomato paste remain.
5
Add the broth, frozen peas and carrots, and frozen corn. Bring the liquid to a boil then reduce to simmer.
⏱️ ~5 minutes
Stirring occasionally
6
Set the meat mixture aside.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
7
Make the potato topping
Place the potatoes in a large pot. Cover the potatoes with water. Bring the water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer.
Place the potatoes in a large pot. Cover the potatoes with water. Bring the water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer.
⏱️ ~15 minutes
Cook until potatoes are fork tender
8
Drain the potatoes in a colander. Return the potatoes to the hot pot.
⏱️ ~1 minutes
Let the potatoes rest in the hot pot to evaporate any remaining liquid.
9
Add butter, half & half, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mash the potatoes and stir until all the ingredients are mixed together.
10
Add the Parmesan cheese to the potatoes. Stir until well combined.
11
Assemble the casserole
Pour the meat mixture into a 9x9 (or 7x11) inch baking dish. Spread it out into an even layer. Spoon the mashed potatoes on top of the meat. Carefully spread into an even layer
Pour the meat mixture into a 9x9 (or 7x11) inch baking dish. Spread it out into an even layer. Spoon the mashed potatoes on top of the meat. Carefully spread into an even layer
12
Bake uncovered
⏱️ ~25 minutes
If the baking dish looks very full, place it on a rimmed baking sheet so that the filling doesn’t bubble over into your oven.
13
Allow to cool before eating
⏱️ ~15 minutes
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