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shepherd’s pie

Ingredients

  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 4 medium yellow potatoes (Note 1)
  • 1tbsp oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3/4lbs ground beef
  • 1/2 cup corn (Note 2)
  • 1/2 cup peas (Note 2)
  • 1tsp onion powder
  • 1 1/2tbsp flour
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1tsp beef broth powder
  • 1tbsp butter
  • 1/2 can creamed corn (Note 3)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Dice onion, chop potatoes, mince garlic, and defrost peas and corn if needed.
  3. Boil potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and set aside.
  4. In a pan, heat oil and cook onions for 2 minutes. Add garlic and ground beef; cook until browned.
  5. Add peas, corn, flour, and onion powder. Stir to coat. Mix broth powder with water, pour into the pan, and stir until thickened.
  6. Mash potatoes with butter and salt.
  7. Layer beef mixture, creamed corn, and mashed potatoes in a casserole dish. Sprinkle with paprika.
  8. Bake for 20–30 minutes until golden.

Notes

  1. You could use any kind of potato, I find yellow keeps its moisture best.
  2. You can use fresh or frozen, I always have a bag of peas & corn in my freezer so we use frozen.
  3. The can I used was 500ml, so if your can is smaller use about a cup’s worth.