Bird's Easy Cheesy Shepherd's Pie

Submitted by 2Bleu

"This is a very flavorful Shepherd's Pie. It puts a new twist on an old favorite by the addition of cream cheese and a dash of ground mace, and it's super easy to make. You can use any leftover veggies such as corn, carrots, string beans, etc. My photo was made using a shallow pan, because my deep dish pan was busy at the time. :)"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups mashed potatoes
• 6 ounces neufchatel cheese or 6 ounces cream cheese
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (divided)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground mace
• 2 cups mixed vegetables, cooked (leftovers work great)
• 8 ounces light sour cream
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 (9 inch) deep dish pie shells

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Mix potatoes, cream cheese, half of the cheddar cheese, and garlic until well blended (use microwave if necessary). Set aside.
2. Brown meat, onion, Italian seasoning, and ground mace in large skillet and drain. Return meat back to pan and stir in vegetables and sour cream. Heat to warm.
3. Pour meat mixture into a deep 9" pie crust. Cover with potato mixture.
4. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese and paprika. Bake for 25 minutes or till heated through.

Reviews

[Jakies Mom]

Very tasty and very easy. The only change I will make in the future will be to eliminate the pie crust. It was really superfluous to the recipe. I will prepare this dish in a casserole instead.

 

[loof751]

Different and delicious! Loved the additions of the sour cream and cream cheese. Call me crazy but since this was seasoned with Italian seasoning I decided to try peppers, mushrooms, and fresh tomatoes as my mixed veggies and it was *really* good! Thanks for another winner 2Bleu!

 

[Chef Heather 4]

This was a delicious shepherd's pie, i also ommited the mase because i had none, but it was great non-the-less. thanks for the recipe.

 

[ladygwyn]

Made this for dinner tonight. We thought it was very good! I made an OOPS and added the garlic to the ground beef instead of the potatoes, but didn't seem to make a difference. I also had more than 2 cups of potatoes so just piled them on. A very filling dish and oohhh so yummy. Thanks for another great one bird !

 

[bethyjstar]

This was the tastiest shepherd's pie I've ever had! I omitted the mace because I didn't have any. The cream cheese and sour cream definitely made the dish. It was a little too much paprika for my taste. I'll probably just sprinkle a bit on next time. Thanks so much!