Easy Shepherd's Pie

Making this Easy Shepherd's Pie is so easy and quick. With ground beef, veggies, mushroom soup and topped with mashed potatoes this is the ultimate comfort food.

Easy Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie is a great throw together weeknight dinner., Easy 30 or 40 minutes meals are great. Some of my other favorites are Easy Sheet Pan Fajitas, Chicken Bacon Ranch and Cheddar and INSTANT POT CHILI..

Growing up my mother made shepherd's pie a lot. My parents always knew how to make some great cheap meals. Noone could stretch a pound of ground beef like my mother. The other ingredients are all basic items you probably have in your pantry. Cream of mushroom soup, corn, green beans, carrots, and mashed potatoes. (If you have leftover mashed potatoes they work great.) I usually have some instant mashed potatoes on hand and use them.

Well eating this delicious meat casserole over the years, it never occurred to me where it got its name. However well-doing some research I discovered it actually has Irish history. Originally named cottage pie if made with beef and shepherd's pie is made with lamb. It was very popular in the 1800s in Ireland, Scotland, and England. The sheepherders often known as  Shepherd's would have this meal waiting for them when they returned from the fields. Hence giving it its name.

This recipe is made with cream of mushroom soup, although I know many use gravy. Also, this time I used canned corn, canned green beans, and fresh carrots -frozen can be used. Normally I go with whatever I have on hand.  So grab what you have in the pantry or freezer and throw it together.

How To Make Easy Shepherd's Pie:

INGREDIENTS NEEDED:

• Ground Beef
• Onion
• Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Mushrooms
• Corn
• Green Beans 
• Carrots 
• Mashed Potatoes 
• Garlic Powder
• Paprika 
• Salt
• Pepper
• Green Onions (optional garnish)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Brown Ground Beef 
2. Add Onion and  Mushrooms
3. Mix in Soup
4. Stir in Corn, Green Beans, and carrot
5. Add Garlic Powder, Salt and Pepper
6. Scoop into a baking dish (spray dish with food release to make clean up easier)
7. Spread Prepared mashed potatoes over meat and vegetable mixture-sprinkle paprika
8. Broil til golden brown - garnish with green onion

Ingredients for Shepherd's Pie 

Browning The Meat

Adding the Veggies

Potatoes on Top

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Easy Shepherd's Pie

Ground Beef , cream of mushroom soup, corn, peas, carrots, onion and topped with mashed potatoes

Course dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword Comfort, Ground Beef

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Equipment

• OVEN
• stove, large pan, knife, cutting board

Ingredients

• 1.5-2 lbs Ground Beef
• 1 10 oz Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 1 4 oz Can Sliced Mushrooms
• ½ Onion Diced
• 1 Can Corn Frozen can be used
• 1 Can Green Beans Peas can Be Subbed-frozen can be used
• 1 Can Carrots I used fresh because that's all I had
• 2-3 Cups Mashed Potatoes Instant or Made to Order
• ½ Tsp Garlic Powder
• ½ teaspoon Salt Or to taste
• ½ teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

• In a large skillet brown ground beef -add diced onion and mushrooms - brown for 3-4 minutes
• Stir in mushrooms soup ( if too dry add a little milk) Mix in corn, green beans, carrots -heat on medium-high 5-6 minutes
• Scoop into a baking dish - top with mashed potatoes
• Broil on high heat until golden brown - approx-10 minutes
• Serve Hot

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