Traditional Shepherd’s Pie

Name: Traditional Shepherd’s Pie
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 2-1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cooked; 1 cup sour cream; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 pounds ground beef; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped; 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 can (10-1/2 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted; 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained; 1/2 cup 2% milk; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Total Time Prep: 40 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield 10 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Nothing hits the spot quite like a traditional shepherd's pie recipe when you're needing some good old-fashioned comfort food.

Ingredients

2-1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cooked
1 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste
2 pounds ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 can (10-1/2 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mash potatoes with sour cream. Add salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook beef with onion and red pepper, crumbling beef, until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir garlic salt into meat mixture. Stir in soup, corn and milk.
Spread meat mixture into a 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with mashed potatoes; drizzle with melted butter.
Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 30-35 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 389 calories, 20g fat (9g saturated fat), 81mg cholesterol, 625mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 4g fiber), 20g protein.

This is the best shepherd's pie recipe I've ever had, and it comes from a friend who was a whiz at pinching pennies without sacrificing hearty flavor. —Valerie Merrill, Topeka, Kansas

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