SHEPHERD’S PIE

With its meaty gravy, comforting fillings, and creamy mashed potatoes, shepherd’s pie is the perfect one-dish meal for a chilly night. This easy shepherd’s pie recipe is fragrant, delicious, and filling, a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Tbs olive oil
• 1 Tbs minced garlic 2 cloves
• 1 yellow onion finely chopped
• 1 large carrot finely chopped
• 1 rib celery finely chopped
• 3/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp dried sage
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme

SHEPHERD’S PIE

• 1/4 tsp crushed rosemary
• 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb Can be subbed for ground beef
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 beef bouillon cube crumbled
• 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup frozen petite peas

Mashed Potato

• 2 lbs potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 Tbs butter salted
• 1 cup gruyere cheese

Additional

• 2 Tbs butter melted

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat,  then add onion and garlic. Cook onion and garlic for 1 minute, stirring so as not to burn.
2. Add carrots, celery, oregano, sage, thyme and rosemary, and cook for 3 minutes. Then turn heat up to high.
3. Add lamb and use a wooden spoon to break it up as you cook it. Cook until browned. 
4. Once lamb is browned, and broken up, add flour and stir it in.
5. Add tomato paste, broth, bouillon cube, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper. Stir well.
6. When mixture starts bubbling, turn heat down to medium, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring from time to time. Continue to cook until the sauce has reduced to the thickness you desire.
7. Taste, and adjust seasonings to your preference. Pour mixture into a 2 qt baking dish. Add peas and stir to combine.
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