Shepherd's Pie with Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

Name: Shepherd's Pie with Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes; 3/4 cup (180 mL) Milk heated; 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter; 2 tbsp (30 mL) shredded Canadian Cheddar cheese; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil; 2 large onions chopped; 2 garlic cloves minced; 2 1/4 lbs (1 Kg) lean ground beef; 2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (250 mL) Milk; 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) tomatoes drained; 2 tsp (10 mL) Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) Tabasco sauce; 3/4 cup (180 mL) bread crumbs; 1/2 cup (125 mL) frozen peas; 1 tsp (5 mL) A few pinches of paprika

This recipe is taken from the 1993 Milk Calendar. A favourite recipe back by popular request. From the 1988 Milk Calendar.

Prep: 20 min - 25 min
Cooking: 55 min - 1 h

Yields 6 servings

shepherd s pie with cheesy mashed potatoes

Ingredients

6 medium potatoes
3/4 cup (180 mL) Milk heated
2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
2 tbsp (30 mL) shredded Canadian Cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil
2 large onions chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
2 1/4 lbs (1 Kg) lean ground beef
2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 mL) Milk
1 can (19 oz/540 mL) tomatoes drained
2 tsp (10 mL) Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
1/4 tsp (1 mL) Tabasco sauce
3/4 cup (180 mL) bread crumbs
1/2 cup (125 mL) frozen peas
1 tsp (5 mL) A few pinches of paprika

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Preparation

Cook potatoes in boiling, salted water 15 min or until tender. Drain well. Mash with milk, butter, cheese, salt and pepper. Reserve.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large, deep skillet. Cook onions and garlic until tender. Stir in beef. Brown lightly. Stir in flour. Add milk. Bring to a boil. Cook 3 to 4 min. Add tomatoes, braking them up with a spoon. Cook until thickened slightly- about 10 min.

Stir in seasonings, bread crumbs and peas. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Transfer mixture to a buttered 9 x 13 inch (23 x 33 cm) casserole. Spread or pipe mashed potatoes on top. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake in a preheated 400 °F (200 °C) oven for 30 min.