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Fancy Shepherd's Pie Recipe
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4.50 from 4 votes

Fancy Shepherd's Pie

A fancy take on the timeless classic, Shepherd's Pie.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Cynthia Rusincovitch

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup chopped 1/2" pieces green beans
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups beef broth
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 4-5 baby new potatoes sliced into 1/8" slices
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • In a pan over Medium High heat, add beef season with salt and pepper, crumble, and cook through.
  • Remove from pan, save in a bowl, and reserve 1 tbsp fat.
  • Add fat back to pan, add onion, celery, and carrots to pan and cook till onions are translucent, 5-7 minutes.
  • Add green bean pieces and garlic, salt and pepper to taste, cook 3-5 minutes.
  • Add beef back to pan.
  • Whisk flour into broth and add to pan, allow broth to come to a simmer and start to thicken, 3-5 minutes.
  • Transfer mixture to 9.5 deep dish pie pan, or 8x8 baking pan, place potatoes on top. Bake 25-30 minutes until potatoes are cooked through and filling is bubbling.