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This is a keeper! Quick and delicious shepherd's pie recipe.

30 Minute Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Course Main Course
The best shepherd's pie recipe. So quick and easy. Great addition for St. Patrick's Day and Pi Day celebrations.

Ingredients 

  • 1 lbs. ground beef
  • 1 packet brown gravy mix
  • 1 carton mushrooms optional
  • 1/2 C red wine can substitute beef broth
  • 1/4 onion
  • 2-3 medium carrots optional
  • 3-4 medium potatoes
  • 1 tsp garlic chopped
  • 1 can corn drained
  • 2 C milk warmed
  • 1/4 C grated Parmesan cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Cut the potatoes into cubes and boil until tender to a fork.
  • In a separate skillet while the potatoes are cooking chop the carrots (if using) and onions into bite sized pieces and cook with the ground beef until beef is almost browned.
  • Quarter the mushrooms and add into the beef mixure if using.
  • Add in gravy packet and 1 C milk. Still over heat until thickened.
  • Add red wine and cook the alcohol off (this is optional but I like the extra depth of flavor it adds) If you don't do alcohol or don't have any on hand feel free to omit or substitute with beef broth.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Once the potatoes are cooked drain and set aside.
  • In the pot the potatoes were cooked in melt butter, add garlic and milk to heat.
  • Add potatoes back in and mash and stir.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Pour your beef mixture into an greased oven proof dish (I like to use a 8×8 glass casserole dish or a bread pan).
  • Next pour your corn on top of the beef layer.
  • Spoon your potatoes on top of the corn.
  • Finally sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese.
  • Broil until the cheese layer is golden brown. Serve with pride.

Notes

  • This can be made ahead. Either save it in the refrigerator and cook later (about 20 minutes at 400 F or until heated through). It can also be frozen for a later date. 
  • If you have leftover mashed potatoes from a different meal free free to use those or use your own favorite mashed potatoes recipe for the potato layer.
  • I always use corn in mine but I often will leave out the carrots and mushroom just depending on who I'm feeding and how I feel. When I do that I do not add anything else in.
  • This recipe  makes 4 adult servings but can easily be doubled to serve more. Or divided to make less although instead of making less I'd probably portion out into containers to freeze for a later date!
Make it in the Instant Pot
You'll use the same basics. I've done it loads of times and it's actually my favorite way to do it!
  1. Brown the beef gravy mixture on sautéed in the pot. Add in mushrooms if you are doing that.
  2. Pour into your serving dish. If you want to brown it the Instant Pot with the crisping lid be sure to use a round dish that fits in your pot alternatively you can put it under the broiler.
  3. Top with corn.
  4. Add 1 C water to your instant pot (no need to clean it) on a rack cooke your cut up potatoes for 8 minutes and quick release. Drain the water.
  5. Continue making the mashed potato layer as instructed in the recipe above using the sautéed mode in the instant pot.
  6. Scoop potatoes out and finish layering according to there recipe.
  7. Broil or place back in the Instant Pot underneath a crisping lid!
So easy right!?
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