Shepherd's Pie

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: English Pub Fare

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (224)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

1 small onion
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 1/2 cups mixed vegetables or niblet corn, prepared
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 to 10 medium red new potatoes
1 1/2 cups milk
12 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups instant biscuit mix

Directions

Beef Layer: Saute onions in 2 tablespoons butter. Add ground beef. After beef is browned, add tomato sauce; Mix in vegetables. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Potato Layer: Peel and slice potatoes 1/4-inch thick. Cook in boiling water for approximately 15 minutes or until fork-tender. Whip potatoes with electric mixer; mix until moderately smooth. Don't over beat them; a few lumps are nice. Add 1/2 cup heated milk, 1/2 cup butter, and sour cream. Salt and pepper, to taste. Whip until mixed. Adjust thickness by adding more milk, if desired.

Biscuit Layer: Combine biscuit mix and 1 cup milk. The mix should be thinner than normal biscuit mix but not runny.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a 9 by 9 by 2-inch pan, or any similar casserole dish. Layer half way up with the mashed potatoes. Next, spread a layer of mixed vegetables or niblet corn on top of potatoes. Then add a layer of the meat. Pour biscuit mix over meat. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter and drizzle over top. Bake for approximately 35 to 45 minutes until top is golden brown.

Note: Leftovers make this dish easy to put together. So if you have leftover pork roast or beef roast with gravy and mashed potatoes from Sunday dinner then this is an easy mid- week meal that will take only a few minutes.

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Judy Millville, NJ 11-13-2009
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Yummy...yummy......yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is one of my daugher fave's she begs for it year round!!!! Easy to make & tastes great! Thanks Paula!
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Betsy Chester, PA 11-12-2009
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Hit Out of the Park!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I came across this recipe when I needed to do something with surplus hamburger. Even though the preperation process was in... several stages, it was very easy to followBecause I was a little pressed for time, to simplify the process a bit, I used instant mashed potato flakes which worked extremely well. Adding the sour cream to the mashed potatoes made them very light and fluffy. I also had some leftover shredded italian cheese blend which I incorporated into the mashed potato mixture.My hjusband said he really liked the way the flavors of the differenr elements of the dish worked together. Another winner Miss Paula!Read more
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Stacie Harper Woods, MI 10-28-2009
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First Time & a Keeper
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the first time I have ever had or made Shepherd's Pie. But oh my gosh it is good. I made two versions one with ground... beef and one with ground turkey. I topped with cheddar bay bisciuts, and added granulated garlic and onion to the meat while browning. For those who said it was bland do you ever taste your food as you cook it? What may taste bland to you, may be well seasoned to another and vice versa. It's a guide line not gospel add more seasoning, suit it to your taste. I think the recipe was excellent, I will make for years to come. Thank you Paula well worth the effort!! Read more
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Connie Henderson, NC 10-28-2009
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Shepherd's Pie
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Question: If you add veggies to meat per instructions, how can you do a layer of veggies, then a layer of meat over... potatoes?Read more
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Peggy Alexandria, VA 10-28-2009
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EEK! This is sacrilege
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Paula, I love your food and often download your recipes. But Please don't pass this off as a London Shepherd's Pie!! Firstly,... shepherd's pie is made from lamb. Secondly, on your programme you poured biscuit mix over the pie. YUK! Both Cottage Pie (made with beef) and Shepherd's Pie have the ground meat mixture in a dish with mashed potatoes on top, brushed with butter and then baked. What you have made may be delicious, but Shepherd's Pie it ain't! And I'm a Londoner! Read more
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Lorea Prescott, AZ 10-27-2009
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Mom & I loved it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We used Moose Meat and Peas and Corn. It was so easy and it is a great way to use up extra meat.