Shepherd's Pie

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good eats!

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Much like other reviewers I switched out the lamb for beef. I also used dried herbs instead of fresh herbs. I did not find it as time consuming to make as other people did, however I enjoy cooking meals that take time to prepare. My fiancee and I enjoyed this recipe so much, we each took it to work the next day for lunch.

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The Hub won't eat lamb but loves Shepherd's Pie. I made this using hamburger, swapped out chicken broth for beef broth and added mushrooms with the onions.
Delicious, fool proof recipe.

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My family and i loved it. Every thing was perfect, but the way i would have made it would be simpiler ; by only seasoning the meat (beef with rosemary and thyme and cookinh it with garlic and onion, the draining it, then just classicly making mashed potatoes and adding corn and peas to it and fold it together. Thats just it, that simpile, but no offence to Alton. He is my family and i's favorite cook.

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I made a bunch of substitutions:

substituted 2 lbs lean ground chuck for the lamb
omitted corn and peas (husband doesn't like :/
added 1 lb chopped white mushrooms
used low sodium beef broth instead of chicken
used dried herbs (1/3 of the amount
used 1% milk instead of half/half (increased butter a little
added and extra 1/2 lb potatoes

I made the baking dish recommended plus an extra 12 silicone muffin cups full to freeze for bento lunches. It turned out pretty oily, likely because I used beef instead of lamb, so I will probably drain the meat next time. I will make more potatoes next time as well as I would like the topping a little thicker.

My husband loved it and I thought it was quite yummy as well. Looks to be a good freezing recipe to make ahead for lunches and quick evening dinners.

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I think this recipe has great potential, but the rosemary over powered the entire dish. It had the aroma of a Christmas tree candle and well...the taste too. I will try this again with either no rosemary or a tiny bit of it.

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This was indeed time consuming, but very good. If you're cooking it, solicit help cutting up things, and the time could probably be cut in half! I made it with ground Turkey since that's what I had in the house, and it turned out well. For me, the rosemary flavor was a little strong, but if you like rosemary, then maybe that's a good thing! Overall, it was a good solid meal. Not the greatest thing I've ever had, but something that we enjoyed and I would make again.

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Made this on a windy. cold foggy day. It was very good. Frozen pearl onions are nice in this. Would also be a great pot pie. Used ground lamb and it had a great flavor

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I used 1/2 Lamb and 1/2 ground beef. The lamb makes this dish taste different than everyother meal we make, it is a nice change. It also freezes very well. I make a big batch up and divid it and have a warm dinner ready in no time. You can also just freeze the filling in bags and use any potatoes you may have (even tater tots in a pinch. Also a great crowd pleaser for a ski weekend. A long day on the slopes, come home to the Shepherd's Pie nothing could be better.

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You've got to love a recipe that provides a solid foundation, some solid seasonings, but can handle substitutions without compromising the basic premise. I didn't have any potatoes on hand so II used instant mashed potatoes, which were conveniently in my pantry. Ground beef easily stepped in for the ground lamb and just about any medley of frozen, diced veggies worked well. Thank you Alton!