This shepherd's pie recipe is simple and affordable. It's made with common ingredients from the pantry: ground beef, green beans, tomato sauce, potatoes, and seasonings. I'm not sure where it came from, but I know there are many variations. This is my mom's! Try serving it with cranberry sauce or other fruit sauce of your choice.
Ingredients
- potatoes: 9 piece (cubed)
- ½ pounds ground beef: 1 piece
- tomato sauce: 1 can (6 ounce can)
- fresh parsley: 2 Tbsp (chopped)
- dash Worcestershire sauce: 1 piece
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp
- green beans: 2 cans (15 ounce cans, drained)
- water: 3 Tbsp
- all-purpose flour: 2 Tbsp
- milk: 2 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Place potatoes and water to cover in a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat; lower heat and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes.
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Meanwhile, brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat; drain excess fat.
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Add tomato sauce, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, ground black pepper, and green beans to the skillet.
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In a small bowl, mix water and flour together; stir into the skillet.
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Drain and mash potatoes. Spread potatoes over beef mixture. Poke 2 to 3 vent holes through top to release steam as casserole bakes.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Brush milk over potatoes and bake 5 minutes longer.
