How to Prepare Delicious Not My Shepard's Pie

Not My Shepard's Pie. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes. The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor.

He also grew up enjoying roasted lamb on holidays. Making the best Shepherd's Pie is not difficult. But, there are a few steps to it. You can have Not My Shepard's Pie using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Not My Shepard's Pie

1. It's 1 lb of ground beef (80/20).
2. It's 1 lb of ground lamb.
3. Prepare 4 large of sweet potatoes.
4. Prepare of milk.
5. It's of ground ginger.
6. You need of butter.
7. It's of horseradish.
8. It's of salt.
9. You need 1/4 cup of sour cream.
10. It's of all purpose flour.
11. It's of black pepper.
12. Prepare 1 packages of mixed vegetables.
13. It's can of beefy mushroom soup.
14. Prepare 8 oz of Monterey cheese.

You have to make the meat mixture, the mashed potatoes, assemble the casserole, and bake it. I find that the easiest way to make this dish is to work ahead. You could make the beef or lamb mixture ahead of time. Shepherd's pie was not a huge favorite of my family just because it was always on the bland side.

Not My Shepard's Pie step by step

1. Put water on to boil for sweet potatoes. They will need to boil for about 10-15 minutes..
2. While the sweet potatoes are cooking, brown meat with salt, pepper, and horseradish. Do NOT drain grease..
3. Once the meat is browned add in enough all purpose flour to soak up the grease, add in can of beefy mushroom soup and mixed veggies. Add more salt and ground black pepper, especially salt..
4. When the sweet potatoes are done, drain and put in mixing bowl. Add butter, milk, salt, pepper and ginger and mix. Once mixed add in sour cream and mix thoroughly..
5. Place meat mixture into casserole dish, top with mashed sweet potatoes. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes, remove add Monterey cheese and bake until cheese is melted..

Yesterday I found your recipe and decided to give it a try! I used instant mashed potatoes, just made them extra creamy and added some garlic powder and seasoned salt. My husband requested Shepherd's Pie, which is not usually one of my favorites. I tried this recipe and we BOTH loved it! I also added onions while cooking the ground beef and I used Idahoan Roasted Garlic Instant Mashed Potatoes, so I omitted the minced garlic … yummy.