How to Make Perfect Quick Beef Shepherd Pie

Quick Beef Shepherd Pie. Heat potatoes according to package directions. Add the onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms, garlic, half the salt, and oregano. Spoon meat mixture into pie crust.

Stir in the gravy, vegetables, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Make mashed potatoes: In a large pot, cover potatoes with water and add a generous pinch of salt. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). You can cook Quick Beef Shepherd Pie using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Quick Beef Shepherd Pie

1. Prepare 1 lb of 80/20 or higher Ground Beef.
2. It's 1/2 of large Zucchini.
3. Prepare 1/4 of medium onion, chopped.
4. You need 1 of what ever other veggies you have.
5. It's 1 of I used fresh corn.
6. Prepare 1 stalk of celery.
7. You need 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
8. You need 1 packages of instant potatoes /make your own.
9. It's of salt n pepper.
10. You need pinch of ground cumin & coriander.
11. You need 1 tsp of chili flakes.

However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. Beef Shepherd's Pie is a delicious and comforting meal that can be prepared quickly and your family will love it. I came up with this super easy shepherd's pie recipe because I have a lot of kids and not a lot of time so easy and fast are the way to go! This is a quick, and easy American twist on the traditional Irish shepherd's pie.

Quick Beef Shepherd Pie step by step

1. Chop all veggies to a small dice even in size then in a sauté pan with a Lil oil sear them til tender not fone all the way.I used brown butter with sage!.
2. Put into bottom of the Pyrex and in the same pan start your beef,cook til just done don't over cook.
3. While that's cooking get your water on for potatoes, when done set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
4. Layer your beef on top of the veggies then your potatoes on top of that.
5. Bake for 20 min or till it begins to bubble..let sit for a few minutes.

Most recipes for any Shepherd's Pie say use beef or lamb. That said, I made this version because it was fast and easy and I didn't have time for a more complicated recipe. A rich, well-seasoned, nicely browned shepherd's pie is one of the world's great comfort food dishes. It's a simple meat stew, spread in a shallow baking dish, covered with mashed potatoes and baked until the whole thing is hot and bubbly, the top golden, crispy around the edges. Christine is the Senior Editor and Owner of The Cookful, COOKtheSTORY and IsThisThatFood.