Classic Shepherd’s Pie Recipe! (2024)

5servings

1 hr 20 min

This shepherd’s pie recipe is so tasty, hearty, healthy and comforting. It's truly the perfect, hot meal to warm you up on a chilly evening.

Browned hamburger meat combined with an assortment of veggies and spices in a red wine and beef broth gravy! Cook it all together to create a pie filling and cover with a layer creamy mashed potatoes. You can’t beat that!

An overview: Keep scrolling down to find the full recipe and measurements. We’ll start here with a quick overview!

• Boil potatoes in a large pot of salted water on the stovetop.
• Brown hamburger. Add veggies, red wine, broth & seasonings.
• Mix corn starch with cold water and add to the simmering mixture to thicken.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Mash potatoes with butter and milk.
• Place filling in the bottom of your baking dish and top with layer of mashed potatoes.
• Bake 20-30 minutes, and then broil for 2-3.

More cold weather recipes:

• Easy Butternut Squash Casserole
• Creamy Chicken Gnocchi Soup
• The Best, Easy Tailgate Crockpot Chili
• Creamy White Chicken Chili
• Slow Cooker Potato Soup

• Yield 5 servings
• Time spent: Prep time:35Minutes Cook time:45Minutes Total time:1 hr 20 min

Mashed Potatoes *see note below

• 2 & 1/2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled & cubed
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup nonfat milk *or non-dairy milk of choice *see tip below
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Pie Filling

• 1 lb lean ground beef *I use 93/7
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 3 large carrots *peeled & diced *see tip below
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic *see tip below
• 1 15oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup frozen corn *see tip below
• 1 cup frozen peas *see tip below
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasonings
• 1 teaspoon salt *see tip below
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons corn starch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Toppings

• Chopped parsley *optional

Place a large pot of salted water on the stovetop and turn heat to high. While waiting for water a boil, peel and cube potatoes. Carefully and gently add cubes to boiling water. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Once soft, drain potatoes and set aside.

Peel and dice onion and carrots.

Place a large sauté pan on the stove top and turn heat to medium. Add hamburger meat and allow it to fully brown. (Tip *I recommend using a2.5 quart sauté pan, or larger. You'll be adding all other ingredients to this pan so you need adequate space. You can also use a large pot instead of a sauté pan.)

Once your hamburger has completely browned, drain excess fat from the meat and return it to the sauté pan. Place pan back on the stovetop and reduce heat to medium low.

Add diced onions and carrots. Allow onions, carrots and hamburger to cook together for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add minced garlic and sauté 30 seconds longer.

Add frozen corn, frozen peas, diced tomatoes, beef broth, red wine, bay leaf, Italian seasonings, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.

Increase heat to medium high. Once filling mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat down to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

While filling simmers, finish making your mashed potatoes. Combine boiled potatoes, butter, milk and salt in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to mash potatoes until smooth.

Measure corn starch and cold water into a small bowl and whisk. Add this mixture to the simmering pie filling on the stovetop. Stir and allow the mixture to continue simmering for 5-10 more minutes, it will begin to thicken. Remove from heat.

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Transfer pie filling to a 2 – 3 quart baking dish and cover with a layer of mashed potatoes about an inch thick.

Bake for 20 minutes or until filling begins to bubble. Turn oven to the high broil setting and allow the top of the pie to brown slightly (this will not take long at all, keep a close eye on the pie during broiling).

Remove pie from the oven and let it cool for 10-15 minutes before serving. Add parsley flakes on top, if desired.

Serve and enjoy!

• Mashed potatoes: to save some time, you can use instant potatoes!
• Milk: if you have trouble spreading mashed potatoes atop filling, add a little more milk. This will make them a little easier to work with.
• Minced garlic: I always keep a jar ofminced garlicin my refrigerator. It’s a huge time saver. I love garlic but I don’t always want to mince by hand, this is a great alternative!
• Carrots, peas & corn: if you prefer, use a frozen veggie mix to save time!
• Salt: I use 1 teaspoon of salt in this recipe, but I recommend adding the salt slowly and taste testing to see if you need more. Canned broth & tomatoes have different levels of sodium (depending on the brand) so you may need less!

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• Jennifer on Mar 17, 2023

  Classic uses lamb. This is a nice recipe, but not a Shepherd's Pie.

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  • Mno22475553 on Mar 17, 2024

    May not be classic but for those of us who don't like lamb, beef is great!

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