Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo)
Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo) takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 6 servings with 644 calories, 29g of protein, and 43g of fat each. For $1.86 per serving, this recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rath
- Prep time
- 13 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 carrot
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons parsley leaves
- 2 teaspoons thyme
- 1.75 pounds ground lamb
- 0.5 cup 1%% milk
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 0.5 cup to 1 peas
- 2 pounds potatoes
- 6 servings salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire
Instructions
- 1
Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes.
- 2
Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl.
- 3
Combine cream cheese (or sour cream), egg yolk and milk (or heavy cream).
- 4
Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.
- 5
Add oil to hot pan with beef and/or lamb.Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings.
- 6
Add chopped carrot* and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently.NOTE:*by finely chopping the carrots, they will cook a little faster.
- 7
Add the thyme.OPTIONAL
- 8
Add the tomato paste, which gives the meat filling a richer flavor.In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes.
- 9
Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute.
- 10
Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.Preheat broiler to high.Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly.Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve