Meat and Vegetable Shepherd's Pie

Submitted by Bungy

"I adapted this from a recipe I found in a "Budget Meals" book. Hearty and delicious, and one of the cheapest meat meals I make. Uses up any vegetables you have in the fridge - I rarely make it exactly as written. Freezes well. I usually halve this recipe so I can fit it into my casserole dish."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 kg minced beef
• 2 carrots, scraped and sliced
• 1 large green capsicum, seeds and membrane removed and diced
• 1 -2 zucchini, diced
• 1 (400 g) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1⁄3 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (400 g) can baked beans
• 1 (400 g) can red kidney beans
• 1 (400 g) can sweetcorn
• 1 1⁄2 kg potatoes
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon butter

directions

1. In a large, deep frying pan, heat oil over moderate heat.
2. Add onions and garlic and fry until golden brown (8-10 minutes).
3. Add meat and fry, stirring frequently, until well browned (about 10 minutes).
4. Add carrots, capsicum, zucchini, tomatoes, raisins salt and pepper, reduce heat and simmer 20-25 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, peel, cook and mash potatoes with milk.
6. Add beans and corn to meat mixture and simmer, uncovered, for a further 2 minutes.
7. Tip meat and veg into a large baking dish and cover with the mashed potatoes.
8. Dot with butter and bake 30-40 mins or until golden brown on top.

Reviews

[morgainegeiser]

This recipe has a great flavor and it will feed a large family. We have enough leftovers for the whole weekend. It also has alot of ingredients, it is a recipe that could be adjusted to add or subtract different veggies. I did find it a tad greasy. Will try again and change a few ingredients to better suit my taste.

 

[Mrs.Jack]

DELICIOUS!!! What a great one dish meal and comfort food at its best! I adjusted ingredients to use 1.25 lbs. beef, used mushrooms and peas instead of beans. Added some garlic to my mashed potatoes-made them really creamy which produced a wonderful sauce for the whole dish. Baked at 350F for 30 min and it came out perfect. Will freeze leftovers. Thank you, Bungy, for a great recipe!!! Made for Fall PAC 2008.