30 Minute Shepherd's Pie

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (9)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(9)

Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

2 pounds potatoes, such as russet, peeled and cubed
2 tablespoons sour cream or softened cream cheese
1 large egg yolk
1/2 cup cream, for a lighter version substitute vegetable or chicken broth
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
1 3/4 pounds ground beef or ground lamb
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup beef stock or broth
2 teaspoons Worcestershire, eyeball it
1/2 cup frozen peas, a couple of handfuls
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.

While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef or lamb. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings. Add chopped carrot and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.

Preheat broiler to high. Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve.

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recipe 30 Minute Shepherd's Pie
DONNA TEANECK, NJ 01-21-2010
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THE BEST SHEPHARD'S PIE
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is excellent and of course you can add or take away what you want. I made this once and now this is the only... version that my family loves with my input of course. Rachel Ray will never steer you wrong, each recipe is easy and she even makes it easy to substitute items to your taste another great recipe.Read more
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Liz Crystal Lake, IL 01-12-2010
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A new family favorite
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

After heeding the advice of other reviews I spiced up the meat a little bit with garlic, pepper flakes and some cajun... seasoning salt. My six year old loved this meal saying it was better than pizza and, in her words, "we have a new family favorite." The potatos were delicious. Very creamy.Read more
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Jason Signal Hill, CA 01-05-2010
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Simple, fast, and delicious!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Rachel Ray is quickly becoming my go to girl for weeknight recipes. Having a meal on the table in 30 minutes that tastes... good makes my life easier. I spent only $10 at the store getting the few ingredients I needed for this. I used ground sirlion which I though worked really well. It was so nice to have the choice between heavy cream and chicken stock for the potatoes, a great way to cut calories and fat without anyone noticing.Read more
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Brandy Dexter, MO 11-28-2009
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Bad luck
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I guess me and sheppards pie just don't get along. It's the easist thing to make but mine is always so bland or dry. I... thought Rachael's would deftinly come to the rescue but I still had the same results. It deftinly taste good, but its not something you would wanna serve your guest. I am still lookin for the ultimate sheppards pie recipe to master.Read more
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judy skillman, NJ 11-05-2009
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still baking but all the parts taste great alone
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Made alot of changes due to using what i got system - no worcestershire or egg, little cajun spice to meat, garlic and onion... mixture, along with carrots, (didnt have peas), corn, string beans, celery, - then made a mistake by not mashing the potatos alone before adding sour cream, butter, cream, milk and broth - so they lumped up. i was getting too tired so i threw everything in together in the mixer -worked the lumps out best i could but maybe the texture will add something - ya never know, do ya?! thanks for this recipe Rachael... it was fun to make -off to try it., ta da...Read more
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patience oak harbor, WA 10-01-2009
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Disappointed
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Maybe my expectations were set to high but after seeing what a high rating this had I thought it would be better than what it... was. =( Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad, butI will probably hunt out a new recipe for Shephard's Pie if I decide to give it another go.Read more