#shepherds pie

[daily-deliciousness]

Creamy turkey shepherd's pie

[fatty-food]

Shepherd’s Pie (recipe)

[vegan-nom-noms]

Skillet Shepherd’s Pie

[saltandlavenderblog]

Tater tot shepherd's pie recipe

[everybody-loves-to-eat]

Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie ♡ saucy mushrooms, carrots, and peas topped with creamy mashed potatoes.

[infectedpaul]

tinky voice can i put my ba

[th4t1guylol]

I baked a shepherd's pie today. It's a secret family recipe. The family is me, and the secret is that can't remember what I put in it.

[delicious-in-kitchen]

Shepherd's Pie by Unfussy Kitchen

[pukka-sea-kid]

[kedisizasla]

Shepherd’s pie

[sikfankitchen]

Irish Shepherd’s Pie 🥧 Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!! ☘️

[vegan-nom-noms]

Lentil And Herb Vegan Cottage Pie

[take-a-dip-in-the-deadpool]

So a while back, my old casserole dish broke. It was a nice one. I enjoyed it and I think maybe my cats knocked it off and broke it? Or I knocked it off and broke it and blamed it on the cats? I don't remember.

But we replaced it and the first time I made shepherds pie in it (we only ever use our casserole dish for a shepherds pie or lasagna) it was... not full.

I made my normal shepherds pie recipe, not realizing how much larger the new casserole dish was than the old one.

There was maybe half inch layer of gravy and meat and vegetables on the bottom and nowhere near enough potatoes to cover everything.

But lesson learned. I need to up the recipe recipe.

So today I want to make this bangers/onion and mash shepherds pie that I saw on TikTok… Made it before it's delicious… But I think to myself:

"I'll cook so much that there will be extra gravy/meat mixture and extra potatoes that won't fit into the casserole dish and this way I'll have a sense of how much will fill it up and have some lunch to eat."

Here's my recipe:

10 sausages

7 Lg onions

4 cups beef stock

1 cup wine

Assorted seasonings and spices

6 lg and 2 sm potatoes (plus butter and sour cream to mash)

So I mix all this up… And go to put it into the casserole dish… And I'm noticing that… The gravy mixture didn't seem to have any extra left in the pot… And the mashed potatoes also didn't seem to have any left in the pot…

My casserole dish is full however! Unfortunately, my plan of extras to eat for lunch today is gone.

This is it. Ready to be baked tonight. Its in the fridge at the moment.

So long story short, my wife and I will be eating shepherds pie for seven years.

[technicallyacook]

Ready-to-use mashed potatoes for your dishes

Mashed potatoes are used in so many wonderful dishes. It can stand out on its own to make things like fried cheese-stuffed potato balls or spicy potato cutlets, or you can use as part of a larger recipe such as aloo paranthas, shepherds pie, or pav bhaji. Sometimes I just feel like experimenting! Potatoes are cheap, delicious, and pretty dang nutritious!

But on some days, I don't feel like going through the whole process of peeling, cutting, boiling, and mashing the potatoes. Here's a great solution: keep mashed potatoes in your freezer!

I like to do this right after I buy my potatoes. I'll buy a 5 pound bag and peel, chop, boil, and mash the whole thing. I divide it into 10 sandwich bags, so each bag is 1/2 pound. Squeeze all the air out, flatten the bag evenly, and freeze the bags in a stack. Once frozen, the flattened bag thaws quickly in hot water! Just 5 minutes and your mashed potatoes are ready to use. It'll keep in your freezer for many months.

The most important thing is to NEVER salt your potatoes or add any other ingredients. Only potatoes. Adding other ingredients risks it becoming soggy when you defrost. And don't overcook!

I also highly recommend using a potato ricer, rather than an old fashioned potato masher. It will keep your potatoes soft and fluffy, not gluey. It also prevents lumps which in most recipes can be an issue. Overworking your potatoes with a masher ruins the texture! This is true whether you freeze it or use it fresh.

I often just thaw the potatoes and mix all the spices inside the bag rather than dirtying a bowl, then scoop it into a hot pan with oil for super fast potato cutlets. Or you can even snip the corner of the bag and pipe it on top of shepherds pie, or right into some hot oil for some fried potato sticks!