How to Make Yummy Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie. Shepherd's Pie recipes are traditionally done with lamb, but are great with any ground meat--turkey and beef being the most popular modern versions. Give this great casserole a try, and watch everyone flock to the table. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water.

This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. Thank you, Dale Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef. The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato. You can have Shepherd's Pie using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie

1. It's 5 lbs of Potatoes.
2. It's 1 stick of Butter.
3. You need 1 cup of milk.
4. It's 2 lbs of Ground Chuck 80/20.
5. It's 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive oil.
6. It's of Garlic salt.
7. It's of Granulated garlic.
8. It's of Ground black pepper.
9. It's 1/4 cup of Rosemary leaves.
10. You need 1 lb of pkg frozen peas.

Watch the Video for the Best Classic Shepherd's Pie Below. The Best Classic Shepherd's Pie - AKA Shepards Pie or Cottage Pie. Ground Beef (or lamb) with vegetables in a rich gravy, topped with cheesy mashed potatoes and baked. Cover with at least an inch of cold water.

Shepherd's Pie instructions

1. Peel and cut potatoes and boil in large pot of salted water. Boil until potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes)..
2. Drain potatoes. Add butter, milk, salt, and pepper to taste. Mash potatoes until creamy. Add more or less milk to get consistency desired. Set potatoes aside..
3. While potatoes are cooking place ground meat in hot skillet on stove. Add olive oil for both flavor and cooking benefit. Salt and pepper to taste. Add garlic salt and granulated garlic to taste. As meat turns brown add rosemary leaves. Let this simmer for a few minutes as you cook peas..
4. Place peas in microwaveable dish with 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook for 5 minutes in microwave..
5. Assembly. Place mashed potatoes on large platter. With spoon scoop out large hole in center. Place peas in this hole. Drain meat completely. Now add meat to top of peas..
6. Take photo. Serve and enjoy..

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. Shepherd's Pie is the sort of food that brings a smile to everyone's face! That saucy, deeply flavourful filling, that creamy potato topping, and that awesome golden cheese crust.… While Shepherd's Pie is traditionally made with lamb, beef is just as tasty in this recipe.