Description
This Homemade Shepherd’s Pie features a savory beef and vegetable filling topped with creamy mashed potatoes and melted cheddar cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 2 medium carrots, finely diced
- 2 celery sticks, finely diced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons white flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- ⅓ cup red wine or beef broth
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- ½ teaspoon chopped thyme
- 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
- 4 cups mashed potatoes
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Chop all vegetables and prepare mashed potatoes.
- Heat oil in a skillet and brown the ground beef.
- Add garlic, onions, carrots, and celery and cook until soft.
- Season with salt, paprika, and black pepper.
- Stir in flour and tomato paste until combined.
- Add wine or broth and simmer briefly.
- Pour in beef broth and cook until thickened.
- Stir in peas and herbs.
- Transfer filling to a baking dish.
- Spread mashed potatoes over the top.
- Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
- Bake until golden and bubbling.
Notes
- Use freshly mashed potatoes for best texture.
- Let the filling cool slightly before topping.
- Taste and adjust seasoning before baking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg