Ground Beef Shepherd's pie.

This is a simple meat & potatoes style dish I threw together after work the other day. I have over a dozen subscribers now (I am happy about that, tell your friends!) Some readers have mentioned that not everyone is a meat-eater. If you don't dig beef, substitute with ground turkey and use chicken broth instead of beef broth. If you dont like poultry, substitute with veggie stock and favorite veggies. I will make some veggie-minded stuff soon too, so don't get scared away.

Either way this is a good, quick, cheap and delicious.



Start with browning about 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef. While this is browning peel and chop about 3 or 4 medium sized potatoes.



Cover them with water and add some beef base (to make beef broth)



This is what I like for beef broth. I scored this from Meijer one super saturday for $4. It's usually close to $5 but its worth the money for excellent flavor. Bring this to a boil and cook potatoes until soft enough to easily mash.



Stir and chop beef and cook until browned.



Drain off excess fat and set aside



Spoon out potatoes reserving the broth you cooked them in. This will be made into gravy.



Return the broth to the heat and get it boiling again.



Season it. I used about 1 tsp of coarse black pepper and 1 tsp of thyme.



While the broth is heating mash your potatoes. Add a couple of dollops of sour cream, a little butter and a little minced garlic to taste.



Now that the broth is hot thicken it with about 1 TBSP of cornstarch dissolved in warm water.



Add slowly because this stuff thickens quickly. You probably won't need all of it. If you put in too much it will be sludge instead of gravy.



Now that the potatoes are mashed and the gravy is made, mix your ground beef with half a bag of your favorite frozen veggies in a 8x8x2 in baking pan. Cover with gravy. You probably won't use it all. Save it or treat the dog if you have one



These were my favorite because of the price! They were $1.19, not $11.19.



Spoon on the potatoes to cover the meat/veggie/ gravy mix.



Cover the taters with a couple of diced slices of american cheese. Bake it in the oven at 375 degrees until bubbly and brown, about 30 miniutes.





This finished product. Let it set for a few miniutes, and then spoon out and enjoy!

Ingredients List

• 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
• 4 potatoes, peeled and chopped
• mixed vegetables
• beef base
• minced garlic
• thyme
• black pepper
• American cheese
• sour cream
• corn starch
• butter