Speedy Shepherd's Pie

Name: Speedy Shepherd's Pie
Yield: Serves 4 (serving size: 2 cups)
Ingredients: 1 pound 93% lean ground beef; 1 cup matchstick-cut carrots, finely chopped; 1 cup prechopped onion; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons unsalted tomato paste; 1 cup unsalted beef stock, divided; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; .38 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 ½ cups frozen green peas; 1 (24-ounce) package prepared mashed potatoes (such as Simply Potatoes); 2 tablespoons freeze-dried onion; ½ teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika

10 Ratings
10 Reviews

Making the most of supermarket convenience items gets this family favorite on the table in a flash. Precut matchstick carrots are easier to chop into small pieces quickly, and using prepared mashed potatoes for the topping is a good trick for when you don't have leftover mashed potatoes on hand.

By Robin Bashinsky

Recipe by Cooking Light October 2015

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Credit: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford

Recipe Summary

Yield:

Serves 4 (serving size: 2 cups)

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 500°.

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Step 2
Place beef in a large skillet over high heat; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Add carrot, onion, and garlic to pan; cook 2 minutes. Stir in tomato paste; cook 30 seconds. Combine 1/4 cup stock and cornstarch in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add cornstarch mixture, remaining 3/4 cup stock, Worcestershire, pepper, and salt to pan. Stir in peas. Cook 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Step 3
Place beef mixture in a 2-quart glass or ceramic baking dish. Top evenly with mashed potatoes. Sprinkle freeze-dried onions and paprika over potatoes. Bake at 500° for 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

419 calories; fat 13.8g; saturated fat 6.9g; mono fat 3.9g; poly fat 0.6g; protein 31g; carbohydrates 44g; fiber 8g; cholesterol 81mg; iron 5mg; sodium 681mg; calcium 85mg.

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MyRecipes Member

12/18/2022

This was the tastiest and easiest Shepherd's Pie we've ever had. I highly recommend!

CVal

06/18/2021

This looks like a solid recipe but it can't truly be a Shepherd's pie without lamb. This should be titled a Cottage Pie.

Jessica

10/23/2017

Made this for a cozy evening with friends by the fire and it was perfection. Nothing about it tasted "light" and everyone was impressed. This will definitely end up as a fall staple.

CoffeeQueen

10/21/2016

My entire family liked this dish. Delicious comfort food! We got 10 servings out of it, loved the leftovers too!

JLP

11/18/2015

LauraD318

10/25/2015

Easy and delicious. Everyone requested that I make this one again.

kefitzpatrick

09/28/2015

I made this pretty much in line with the recipe. Added a tad more garlic and some paprika in the meat mixture. I used cornstarch to thicken per the recipe and 2 tsp. was perfect. My husband loved it. Since there are only 2 of us at home I made two smaller casseroles and froze one uncooked. Glad I did.

afieldmsd

09/28/2015

It was so good! I went a little heavy on the peas and Worcestershire. The onions on top got a little crispy which gave it a delicious crunch. I was unsure what "freeze dried onion" was, but I used the ones in the attached pic. I thickened with flour (2 TABLEspoons) or 3 times as much. Will def. make again and again!

Bathtubjinn

09/27/2015

My partner makes an amazing shepherds pie that takes 5 hours, uses every dish in the kitchen, and costs $25. This is not that dish, BUT it is fast and tasty and leftovers heat up well. Will go in the rotation the weeks pre-prepared potatoes are on sale.

DeterminedWW

09/22/2015

I made this last night and it was delicious! I substituted the pre-made mashed potatoes for homemade red potatoes. http://determinedwwmomma.blogspot.com

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