Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo)
Recipe at a Glance
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 rather cheap main course. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 2 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up onion, flour, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. This recipe is typical of European cuisine. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 71% . Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo) , Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo) , and Beef-and-Lamb Shepherd's Pie are very similar to this recipe.
Ingredients
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
