Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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.

Shepherd's Pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Shepherd's Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shepherd's pie using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Get 1 lb ground beef
2. Take 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
3. Prepare 1 packages brown gravy mix
4. Take 1 packages cheesy potatoes
5. Take 1 big onion
6. Make ready 1 salt and pepper to taste

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. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

Steps to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Brown ground beef & onion till done
2. Add mixed vegetables.
3. Add gravy mix and simmer for approx 15min.
4. Put mixture in pie pan or other shallow pan approx 8-9in wide.
5. Put potatoes over top.
6. Bake in 350deg oven for 30-45 min.
7. Let cool 10min and serve.

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. 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 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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