Green Bean Casserole Shepherd's Pie

Submitted by JoeDub

"This is a twist on the classic green bean casserole. The addition of ground meat and mashed potatoes kicks the casserole up a notch! It can be now be served as an economical one pot meal instead of as a side dish."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 casserole
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup (your choice try the classic cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken or cream of celery soup)
• 3⁄4 cup milk (my favorite is the cream) or 3/4 cup cream (my favorite is the cream)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans green beans or (14 1/2 ounce) cans cut green beans, drained
• 1 1⁄3 cups canned fried onions
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 1 -1 1/2 lb sausage, filling etc or 1 -1 1/2 lb ground beef, etc
• mashed potatoes

directions

1. Brown your ground meat and add favorite seasonings.
2. Preheat oven to 350.

3. Make classic Green Bean casserole recipe:

4. Drain cans of green beans.
5. Combine:Condensed Soup, Pepper, Milk/Cream and stir.
6. Add: Green beans and all fried onions.
7. Stir gently making sure to coat green beans.
8. Add: Brown Ground Meat to green bean mixture.
9. Stir.
10. Add to casserole dish.
11. Cover casserole mixture with mashed potatoes and bake 45-55 minutes.