shepard's pie recipe

One of my favorite recipes Mommo use to make my brother and I was Shepard's Pie. When we would spend the night with my grandparents and it was always Mommo's speciality. Sometimes she would use chicken or ground beef or sometimes she would clean out the fridge and make a mixed pie. That was always very interesting. I can remember sitting at the dinner table and Poppy saying "make sure you eat allot it puts hair on your chest". Even though we really didn't know what that meant Lance I would always laugh hysterically.

Tonight, I made her special recipe and it was just like Mommo use to make it.

I wanted to share her recipe and I hope you enjoy it!!

Mommo's Shepard's Pie

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1 chopped onion

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 clove garlic

1 bag of mixed vegetables-carrot, peas, corn

2 cups of mashed potatoes

1/2 cup beef broth

1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

salt & pepper for taste

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup water

1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)

1. Follow directions for boxed mashed potatoes for 2 cup serving

2. Saute onions until tender over medium heat (10 mins) If you are adding veggies, ass them according to cooking time. Put any carrots in with the onions. Add corn or peas either at the end of the cooking of the onions, or after the meat has initially cooked.

3. Add ground beef and saute until no longer pink. Add salt and pepper. Add worchestire sauce. Add half cup of beef broth and cook, uncovered, over low heat for 10 minutes, adding more beef broth as necessary to keep moist.

4. Place beef and onions in baking dish. distribute mashed potatoes on top. rough up with a fork so that there are peaks that will brown nicely.You can use the fork to make some designs in the potatoes as well.

5. Cook in 400 degrees oven until bubbling and brown (about 30 minutes). Broil for last few minutes if necessary to brown.

ENJOY!!!