Amy's Shepherd's Pie

Name: Amy's Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 lb peeled and sliced carrot (can do less if you like); 2 tablespoons flour; 4 cups beef broth; 1 cup tomato sauce; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs ground venison; 4 cups mashed potatoes

Submitted by RdhdA8

"Comfort food at its finest. My husband and children love this meaty classic with yummy mashed potatoes. I like to use this recipe for mashed potatoes http://www.recipezaar.com/Perfect-Mashed-Potatoes-340736 Be sure to double or triple this recipe as it freezes well."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 5-6

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup butter or 1/4 cup olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 lb peeled and sliced carrot (can do less if you like)
2 tablespoons flour
4 cups beef broth
1 cup tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
¹⁄₂ teaspoon oregano
1 ¹⁄₂ 1 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs ground venison
4 cups mashed potatoes

directions

Melt butter/ heat up oil in large stockpot or sauce pan (depending on how large a recipe you are making) and saute onions and carrots until tender.
Stir in flour and cook one minute.
Gradually add beef broth and bring to a boil stir constantly.
Add the rest of the ingredients, tomato sauce, worcestershire, oregano and ground meat.
Cover pan and reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or so.
At this point it is ready to freeze in freezer bags after cooling if you like. I like to freeze my mashed potatoes in freezer bags and then thaw both overnight in fridge and then assemble.
I like to serve it to my family at this point with Perfect Mashed Potatoes on the side as that is how my kids like this.
However, you can also pour into a sprayed baking dish (8x8 if one recipe), top with Perfect Mashed Potatoes and bake at 400 for 20-30 minutes until heated through.

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Reviews

Thank goodness you posted this! I am determined to make this for dinner and there is no recipe for shepherd's pie better than yours!

CareCook
Yummy! We had this last night and it was delicious! Definitely a make again! No complaints from any of the 7 kids or mom and dad, can't beat that!

ma_young

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RdhdA8

I am a teacher turned stay at home mom to 3 girls and a boy with one more baby on the way! I love cooking and trying new recipes weekly. I also participate in a monthly meal exchange with 6 other large families...we swap main dishes and sometimes side dishes as well. It is awesome filling my freezer with homemade food compared to store bought foods. <br> <br>I love making recipes that I can freeze. Some of my favorite cookbooks are related to freezer cooking: Holly Clegg Freezer Favorites, 30 Day Gourmet cookbook, and church cookbooks.

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