Shepherd's Pie

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I served this to a crowd and I felt like there was way to much potato to the meat filling ratio - embarrassingly so. And this, despite having doubled the filling amount and only making 1.5x's the potato layer. Thankfully the potato layer was very tasty. I agree with some other reviewers that incorporating the cheese into the potatoes, rather than putting it on top would be better, as well as adding something to the meat layer for a more beefy flavor - such as Worcestershire sauce. When making again, I'll probably try a different recipe for Shepherd's pie.

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I tried this last night as a trial before bringing it to a potluck later in the week...it is excellent! The flavor is so yummy. The only thing I did differently was to cook the beef mixture longer in order to soften the carrots and thicken the sauce more - I recommend doing this. Beats my traditional sheperd's pie even though it is a bit more complicated. I used Guinness and it was great. One change I may make in the future is to add the peas at the very end before assemblying the dish, they cooked too much and I like my peas to stay green.

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Wow, the flavor of this dish is excellent! I have only two comments.

1. The carrots were a little hard. It might be better to par-boil them before adding them to the dish as there isn't a lot of liquid to cook them in the dish directly.

2. The ingredients did not fit in a 10" pie pan. Maybe my dish isn't deep enough. I used a glass 13" x 9" pan instead.

Other than that, this is yummy and I will make it again. Thank you, Melissa!

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wonderful, I LOVE most all of Melisas recipes, so good, I am waiting for her cook book. Hugs

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I made this yesterday and it turned out very tasty. I would double the carrots and peas next time and add less broth to the meat mixture, or cook the meat mixture down a little more before baking. The flavor was excellent! I also did not add the extra oil and butter, to shave off a few calories and these ingredients were not missed. The bacon adds a richness, but not necessarily a must have ingredient. Next time I am going to try Ellie's lighter version, but will definitely make this dish again and again! We paired with a dry riesling and a cabernet, but a cold good beer would have been great too. I rated the dish five stars for flavor!

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This is the third recipe I have made of yours and once again I am very pleased with the results. Very rich and flavorful and like all you recipes I never feel I am "doing it on the cheap". Highly recommend. One tip for readers: Don't sweat the potatoes; I just used a masher and they were fine.

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This is my first time making one of your recipe and this was fantastic. I made it just as the recipe calls for and it was very easy. My family loved it and this one is going in my folder.

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The best shepherd's pie recipe that I have found so far, it's great!

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Very easy and delicious. I have been asked for the recipe several times!

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It's cooking now. I'm so excited!! It smells amazing.