Description
Looking for the best shepherd’s pie? This easy and quick recipe is hearty, healthy, and loaded with simple comfort food flavor! A perfect meal prep or freezer-friendly dish filled with savory meat and veggies under fluffy mashed potatoes – one of the best dinner ideas for cold nights!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef or lamb
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 carrots diced
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 3 cups mashed potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Sauté onion and garlic in a skillet, then add ground meat and cook until browned.
- Add carrots and cook until softened. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire, salt, pepper, and broth. Simmer until thickened.
- Stir in peas and remove from heat.
- Make or reheat mashed potatoes with butter and milk. Season to taste.
- Layer meat mixture in a baking dish. Spread mashed potatoes on top.
- Bake at 400°F for 20–25 minutes until golden. Broil briefly if desired.
- Garnish with parsley and let sit before serving.
Notes
- Use lamb for a traditional take.
- Store-bought mashed potatoes work in a pinch.
- Broil the top for extra crispiness.
- Add corn or green beans for variety.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 85mg