Easy Shepherd's Pie with Mashed Potatoes
This is a great recipe that can be made the morning of or make it and freeze in meal-sized portions to have in the future.Great for if you are looking to cook on a budget also.
Ingredients
- 4 Large Potatoes
- 2 tsp Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Onion finely chopped
- 2 Garlic Cloves crushed
- 500 g Mince Beef (ground beef)
- 1 tbsp Plain Flour (all-purpose flour)
- 1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
- ½ cup water
- 1 Beef Stock Cube
- ½ cup Spinach Finley chopped
- 100 g Mushrooms chopped
- 1 cup Grated Cheese
Instructions
- Chop onion, mushrooms, spinach and crush garlic and put aside.
- Peel and chop potatoes. Place in a saucepan with water and cook till soft and tender.
- While the potatoes are cooking, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- Add the finely chopped onion, chopped mushrooms and crushed garlic and cook until the onion and mushrooms are tender.
- Add the minced beef and turn the heat up to high, and brown. Remember to break up any lumps in the meat.
- Add the flour and stir until well incorporated.
- Add the balsamic vinegar, tomato paste, water, beef stock and spinach and stir through.
- Reduce the heat down to low and simmer for 10 minutes or until the mixture is thick in consistancy
- Place the meat mixture into a baking dish and set aside to cool a little before adding the potatoes.
- Preheat your oven to 160°C or 320°F for fan-forced or 180°C or 356°F for conventional.
- When the potatoes are ready, drain and mash. Feel free to add some butter and milk if you wish to.Add ½ cup of cheese to the potatoes and continue mashing until all the cheese is well incorporated into the potatoes.
- Place the mashed potatoes on top, and sprinkle the last ½ cup of cheese.
- Place the baking dish into the oven uncovered and cook or 30 to 35 minutes, or until cheese is melted on top and going a golden brown.
