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Shepherd's Pie (my version). Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return to the. This is an 'Americanized' version of that old standard, Shepherd's Pie. You can prepare your mashed potatoes as you normally would -- adding butter, milk, sour cream, whatever!

Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until. You can cook Shepherd's Pie (my version) using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie (my version)

1. Prepare 6 of russet potatoes, peeled and cut in quarters.
2. You need 1 of ground meat ( i used ground chicken breast), seasoned with sea salt, black pepper, fresh garlic and dill.
3. It's 1 of small onion, diced.
4. It's 1 of cup of corn, frozen or fresh (was what i had, but you can add any veggies you like).
5. Prepare 1/3 of cup of crumbled cooked bacon.
6. It's 2 of cups italian blend cheese, divided.
7. You need 2 of tbsp. margarine.
8. Prepare 1 of milk to mash the potatoes.
9. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, mashed.

This isn't Shepherd's Pie, it's Cottage Pie, Shepherd's Pie is made with lamb, Cottage Pie is made with beef. But saying that, this is nowhere near what a Shepherd's/Cottage pie should be. It's a chilli with mash and cheese on top. Also, to Lilybelle, there shouldn't be creamed corn in Shepherd's/Cottage Pie either.

Shepherd's Pie (my version) step by step

1. Cook potatoes in a boiler with salted water. Let cook until tender. Drain. Keep the lid on so they stay hot, it will be easier to mash..
2. Meanwhile start cooking the meat. Add the onions, bacon, garlic and corn when meat is almost done..
3. Add milk, margarine and garlic cloves to the potatoes. Start mashing, add 1 cup of the cheese. The potatoes should be soft and creamy..
4. In a pan (i used an 8x8) sprayed with canola oil put half of the mashed potatoes, then add the meat then the rest of potatoes. Top with the other cup of cheese. Put on oven at 400F, for 20 minutes or cheese is golden brown..

OK - so I may be tooting my own horn a bit too much here, but in all honesty this really was the.best. Like Macaroni and Cheese, Shepherds Pie is one of those things that is easy to grab from the frozen food section, then pop in the oven to bake so you may be saying to yourself: DIRECTIONS. Drain, let cool and remove skins. This was my very first attempt at making a shepherd's pie. I have been watching America's Test Kitchen on PBS for about a year and have learned so much from their show, I really trust their findings.

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