The Best Shepherd's Pie. Ever. is incredibly hearty, with beef and vegetables cooked in a savory gravy, topped with creamy mashed potatoes. The ultimate comfort food!
Top o’ the evenin’ to ya’!
That’s my happy St. Patrick’s Day greeting.
My husband and I were going to hit up the all-you-can-eat St. Paddy’s Day buffet at our local grocery store for the occasion (unlimited Reubens & corned beef?!) but I thought nah, lets keep it homemade with The Best Shepherd’s Pie. EVER!
This classic meat pie, originally known as Cottage Pie back in the late 1700s, takes the same amount of time to make as it would be to drive, dine, regret, and return home. Can you say win/win?!
Just brown ground beef with onions and garlic, cook in flour, chicken broth, tomato paste and other seasonings, then simmer until thick.
Toss in some frozen veggies, and you’re nearly there!
While making the filling, boil ~4 cups worth of mashed potatoes on a burner next door. OR, go the easy route and purchase a family-size package of pre-made mashed potatoes from the store.
Assembly time!
Pour the filling into an oven-proof casserole dish then top with mashed potatoes.
Pop into the oven for 20 minutes then devour!
Scooped out a big serving and try not to fall into the tunnel of mashed potato love!
Ingredients
- 4 cups prepared mashed potatoes
- garlic salt
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 Tablespoons gluten-free flour, or AP flour if not gluten free
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon gluten free reduced-sodium Tamari, or soy sauce if not gluten free
- 14.5 oz can chicken broth
- 2 cups frozen vegetable medley
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown ground beef, onions and garlic in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When meat is completely cooked, sprinkle in flour and continue to saute for 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, gluten-free tamari or soy sauce and chicken broth. Simmer for 5-6 minutes, or until sauce is thick. Turn of the heat then stir in frozen vegetables and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour beef mixture into a large, oven-proof casserole dish then top with mashed potatoes and sprinkle with garlic salt.
- Place casserole dish on a large sheet pan (in case the sauce overflows) then bake for 20-30 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Scoop onto plates then serve.
Nutrition
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OMG, I am totally making the shepherd’s pie this weekend. And thanks to you, now all I can think about is how badly I NEED a blizzard….
My husband craves ice cream ALL THE TIME. Last time I ended up making him banana soft serve since he’d already had a bunch of sweets that day.
Oh Boy….what’s NOT a favorite at Dairy Queen??? Ha! Unfortunatly, too much ice cream upsets my tummy, so I have a one scoop limit. I love a small vanilla cone dipped in chocolate, small cherry Blizzard, small chocolate shake made w/hot fudge, or a Dilly Bar. I also REALLY LOVE the Jamocha shakes at Arby’s. If you’ve never tried one I urge you to do so!
I’ve been looking for a decent Shepherd’s Pie recipe, and this one looks like a winner. Also, I agree with Machelle, DQ soft serve vanilla ice cream cones, dipped in chocolate, as well as dilly bars, are da’ BOMB imo. :)
That looks very yummy – but its def a Cottage Pie cos its made with beef mince. A Shepherd’s Pie has to be made with lamb – cos shepherds look after sheep!!!
I hope you got your mint Oreo Blizzard. It is the finest choice on the menu and would have been my vote. I thought about doing the Shamrock shake myself but didn’t, boo!
Shepherd’s pie with hamburger? How gauche. You should make it with stew beef at least. Lamb would be the best option, but I’m certain that’s regarded as ‘icky’. C’mon, give me a big ‘eeeeeewwwwww’, gurls. OK, now back to your cupcakes.
Ouch, Joe! ;)
There’s always at least one person who gets offended with misnaming this humble recipe. Always at least 1! It drives me nuts. If I ever blog about shepherds pie, I’m just calling it whatever pie! ? your recipe sounds great! ❤️
Whatever Pie – LOVE IT ????
That recipe looks delicious! I have to try it SOON! Your nephew is adorable! I really love the mint oreo blizzard and the shamorck shake, but my all time favorite is probably the blueberry muffin batter from Cold Stone with whip cream, blueberries and pie crust for mix-ins.
I’ve never had shepard’s pie before. I totally saved this recipe because it looks way too good to pass up! I suppose I should make it sometime soon because it doesn’t seem like a spring type dish. Haha!
I LOVE Dairy Queen! I do the same thing with my boyfriend. I am always in the mood for ice cream every single night and I drag him to go get some. I think he really does like that I suggest it though because he seems to enjoy it. :) I usually make my own Blizzard at DQ. I like chocolate ice cream with cone dip. The cone dip hardens up and it becomes like dark chocolate chips. I love it!
Mint (flavored) Ice Cream with Cookie Dough bits!
My favorite is the Reese’s PB Cup blizzard, occasionally made with chocolate ice cream (depending on my mood). The sad thing is, any time I go to DQ for treats, it almost always results in some sort of bad argument between my husband & I! If I go to the other ice cream shop on the other side of town, we’re fine, though! It’s kind of laughable, really.
I find this so funny. My fiance and I are the same way. I ALWAYS want icecream. I even tried to talk him into having it for dinner. It was a no go! My favorite DQ blizzard is PB cup! In fact, last Saturday, I already put it in my own head that tonight after dinner my fiance and I will go get blizzards. Wish me luck brining that up while were eating dinner!
Ahh, I went British instead of Irish (hubby’s fam is British) and had a hearty steak and ale pie!
DQ used to do this amazing thing called Frozen Hot Chocolate that I was obsessed with. This was like 10 years ago, so who knows, they might still do it.
Oh, I just love the part about falling into the mashed potato tunnel of love. Made me laugh! Seriously, the pie looked very easy and oh, so delicious!
As for Dairy Queen, it would have to be a Butterfinger Blizzard. Cold Stone Creamery would have to be my first pick however-their Cake Batter Ice Cream is to die for…seriously, I only go there once a year because it’s just too rich and too many calories. My favorite ice cream treat right now are these organic ice cream bars at Whole Foods for $3.39 (3 in a box) and they are 250 calories/bar. I usually slip one of these babies into my cart once a month or so.