Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, tex-mex shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

This comfort dish takes advantage of a few shortcuts that don't lesson the flavor or quality of the meal, like refrigerated mashed potatoes and pico de gallo, so you can get dinner on the table fast. Make sure to brown your meat nicely, since it builds flavor. Substitute cheddar cheese for pepper jack, if you prefer it.

Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tex-mex shepherd's pie using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie:

1. Make ready 3 lbs. Lean ground beef
2. Prepare 3 pkgs Taco seasoning
3. Get Small amount of flour or cornstarch
4. Get 1 sm. Bag potatoes; cooked & mashed (or can you use instant)
5. Make ready 1 Lrg. Can corn, drained
6. Take 1 Lrg. Can green beans, drained
7. Make ready 1 med. Can diced tomatoes, drained
8. Make ready 1/2 med. Onion, chopped (optional)
9. Make ready Velveeta cheese slices (or block if you prefer cutting your own)

This tex mex pie is so tasty and such a great twist on a classic. Spoon potatoes over corn in skillet; spread evenly. This simple Shepherd's pie has a (very un-authentic) Mexican twist via the green chiles, chili powder, cumin, peppers, and corn. It was a favorite dish for my kids growing up, and I used to make it frequently.

Steps to make Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie:

1. Peel, cook, and mash your potatoes as you normally would. Set aside.
2. Brown your ground beef, drain, and add taco seasoning according to package instructions.
3. Once your ground beef is done, add in just a little flour or cornstarch to slightly thicken the sauce, careful to avoid lumps.
4. Add in your drained vegetables one can at a time, stirring to distribute them evenly.
5. Pour into 13"x9" casserole dish plus an extra 9"x9" casserole dish, pressing it down and spreading evenly across the bottom.
6. Layer your Velveeta slices across the top of the meat & veggie mixture. Go as cheesy as you want with it. I personally like mine really cheesy! 😉
7. Get your oven preheating to 400°. Start layering on those mashed taters! Spread them evenly across the top of everything, layer them as thick as you want, so long as you have enough for both casserole dishes.
8. Pop them in the oven for about 45 mins until bubbly and heated all the way through.
9. Optional: broil the last few minutes to form a golden brown crusty layer to your mashed potatoes…we were starving so we didn't bother with this step this go around LOL!
10. Scoop it out into bowls and enjoy!!!

I love it because it gives the dish a little more flavour, and just a tiny bit of heat. Get Shepherd's Pie Recipe from Food Network. Bring a large pot of water to a simmer and add the potatoes. After making my own version a few times and tweaking it up a little more each time I came up with what I'm calling the Mexican Shepherd's Pie. This comfort dish takes advantage of a few shortcuts that don't lesson the flavor or quality of the meal, like refrigerated mashed potatoes and pico de gallo, so.

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