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The Easiest Shephard's pie recipe ever
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Simple Shephard's Pie

This St. Patrick's Day, keep it simple with this instant shephard's pie recipe – made with lean ground beef, frozen vegetables and instant potatoes.
Author: Heather Mangieri, RDN

Ingredients

  • 1 pound 97% lean ground beef
  • 2 cups mixed vegetables, frozen
  • 2 cups potato flakes, dry
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • 1 packet beef gravy

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°. Spray large muffin tin with cooking spray.
    Cooked ground beef until done. 
    Steam mixed vegetables in the microwave until done.
    Make instant potatoes according to the box ingredients (the 1 cup skim milk listed in the ingredient list is for the instant potatoes.)
    Prepare gravy according to directions. I used McCormick Beef gravy mix for this recipe, which was just prepared with water. 
    Combine beef, beef gravy and mixed vegetables in a large bowl and stir well. Scoop ~1/2 cup of mixture into large muffin tins or individual baking dishes. Top with ~1/2 cup mashed potatoes. 
    Using a fork, make lines in the top of the potatoes. Drizzle melted butter over each individual portion.
    Sprinkle with paprika and ground pepper.
    Transfer to oven and bake for ~30 minutes, or until potatoes are golden brown.
    Makes 8 servings.

Notes

  • Recipe Makes 8 servings
  • Serving Size– 1 large muffin portion
  • Nutrition Facts: 310 Calories, 51 carbohydrates, 4 fiber, 18 protein, 4 fat, 2 saturated fat, 40 cholesterol, 200 sodium, 6% daily calcium, 10% daily iron, 10% daily potassium