Best Classic Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

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Sara

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Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

20 min

Baking

50 min

Resting

15 min

Ingredients

6Servings

2 tbsp

olive oil

1 cup

Yellow onion chopped

1 lb

Lean ground beef

2 tsp

dried parsley

1 tsp

dried rosemary

1 tsp

dried thyme

½ tsp

salt

½ tsp

pepper

1 tbsp

Worcestershire sauce

Garlic cloves minced

2 tbsp

All purpose flour

2 tbsp

tomato paste

1 cup

Beef broth

1 cup

Frozen mixed peas & carrots

½ cup

Frozen corn

1½ lbs

russet potatoes cut to 1 inch cubes

½ cup

unsalted butter

⅓ cup

Half & half cream

½ tsp

garlic powder

½ tsp

salt

¼ tsp

pepper

¼ cup

Parmesan cheese

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Make the meat filling
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Add the oil to a large skillet and place it over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add the onions. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
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Add the ground beef (or ground lamb) to the skillet and break it apart with a wooden spoon. Add the parsley, rosemary, thyme, salt, and and pepper. Stir well. Cook for 6-8 minutes, until the meat is browned, stirring occasionally.
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Add the Worcestershire sauce and garlic. Stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute.
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Add the flour and tomato paste. Stir until well incorporated and no clumps of tomato paste remain.
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Add the broth, frozen peas and carrots, and frozen corn. Bring the liquid to a boil then reduce to simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Set the meat mixture aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Make the potato topping
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Place the potatoes in a large pot. Cover the potatoes with water. Bring the water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are fork tender, 10-15 minutes.
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Drain the potatoes in a colander. Return the potatoes to the hot pot. Let the potatoes rest in the hot pot for 1 minute to evaporate any remaining liquid.
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Add butter, half & half, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mash the potatoes and stir until all the ingredients are mixed together.
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Add the parmesan cheese to the potatoes. Stir until well combined.
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Assemble the casserole.
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Pour the meat mixture into a 9x9 (or 7x11) inch baking dish. Spread it out into an even layer. Spoon the mashed potatoes on top of the meat. Carefully spread into an even layer.
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If the baking dish looks very full, place it on a rimmed baking sheet so that the filling doesn’t bubble over into your oven. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes.** Cool for 15 minutes before serving.