Shepherd's Pie (Oamc)

Chef Buggsy Mate's Note:

Wonderful comfort food on cold nights. A common dish in New England. Makes a good potluck dish too. Recipe makes 3 seperate pies.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 3.0 pies

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ cups onions , chopped
• 1 ½ cups carrots , grated
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups beef broth
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can corn , drained
• ¾ teaspoon oregano
• salt and pepper
• 7 ½ cups ground beef , cooked
• 6 cups make ahead mashed potatoes

Directions:

1. Assembly Directions:.
2. melt butter in a saucepan and fry the onion and carrots until golden brown.
3. Stir in the flour and cook one minute.
4. Gradually stir in beef broth and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
5. Add the Worchestershire sauce, oregano, seasonings and corn.
6. Cover the pan.
7. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
8. Remove from heat and add cooked ground meat.
9. Mix well.
10. Freezing:.
11. Line an 8x8 baking dish with heavy foil that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
12. pour mix into baking dish and top with make ahead mashed potatoes.
13. wrap with the foil and place in gallon sized freezer bag.
14. Lable and freeze.
15. To Serve:.
16. Thaw.
17. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until topping is brown and meat is heated through.
18. To heat from the frozen stage, add 10-15 minutes more baking time.

Reviews

[gertc96]

This was a relly good recipe. Thanks so much for sharing this. My husband is out of town working and I prepared this and ate half of it with my kids and put the other half in the freezer for a latter meal. I used Creamy Herb Mashed Potatoes for the mashed potatoes. What an easy one meal dish. Prepared for PAC Fall/2008.

[Foodanimechicki]

I made this last night for dinner and to save two pans for during the month, and I really enjoyed it! I did make some changes due to what I had on hand, and it still turned out great! I used canned carrots, and instead of cooking them with the onions, I just poured them in with the corn. I also replaced one cup of the beef broth with one cup of port wine for even more flavor. The oregano, I just added a small pinch since it's not my favorite, and I used http://www.recipezaar.com/294395 for the mashed potato topping. I froze two of the pans, and cooked one, and it turned out absolutely delish! Thank you for a great recipe!

[PickiNicki]

A little time consuming to make, but the flavor is GREAT, and to have this kind of home cooked meal on a spur of the moment by pulling it out of the freezer, well, the time and effort were worth it! Thanks for posting!