Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Shepherd's Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Shepherd's Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.

Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shepherd's pie using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Make ready 1 lb ground beef
2. Take 2 cup hot mashed potatoes
3. Take 4 oz cream cheese, cubed
4. Take 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
5. Take 2 clove garlic, minced
6. Prepare 4 cup frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
7. Get 1 cup beef gravy

Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef. The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato. Best Shepherd's Pie This is the best shepherds pie recipe I've ever had, and it comes from a friend who was a whiz at pinching pennies without sacrificing hearty flavor.—Valerie Merrill, Topeka, Kansas Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

Steps to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Preheat oven - 375
2. mix potatoes, cream cheese, 1/2 cup cheese, and garlic until blended
3. Combine meat, veggies, & gravy; spoon into 9-inch sq. baking dish
4. Cover with potatoes and remaining cheese.
5. Bake 20 mins. or until bubbly.

However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. These shepherd's pie recipes run the range from the traditional (featuring ground or minced lamb) to the modestly modified (ground beef instead of lamb) to the more modern and experimental (vegan or paleo shepherd's pies). You can't go wrong with any of these savory one-pot comfort-food casseroles, complete meals that also feature veggies, a savory gravy, and a mashed potato (or a surprise. So, this is how you spell it: Shepherd's Pie. But, from doing a quick google search, it came to my attention that TONS of people think it's Shepards Pie.

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