Shepherd's Pie

This is my father's very own recipe. My whole family loves it and I substitute green beans in place of the string beans. Enjoy.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
• 1  cup onion, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) package string beans, frozen
• 1 (8 ounce) package  Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 2  tablespoons water, cool
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 ounce) package instant mashed potatoes
• 1  teaspoon paprika

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Brown ground beef and onion together in a skillet, drain.
3. Add string beans and continue stirring for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Mix cornstarch, water and flour together in a small bowl until thoroughly smooth.
5. Add cornstarch mixture and onion soup mix to ground beef.
6. Return to heat to thicken.
7. Put the ground beef mixture in a casserole dish and spread out.
8. Add potatoes (made according to directions) and spread over top of ground beef mixture.
9. Sprinkle paprika on top of potatoes.
10. Bake for one hour and serve.