Cheddar Crusted Shepherd's Pie
Description
Warm you and your family up with a comforting and satisfying Shepherd's pie. It has an extra special Cheddar cheese crust on top that makes it an even more wonderful dish.
Ingredients
5 c. mashed, boiled Yukon potatoes, left over mashed potatoes or use instant potatoes
1/2 c. sour cream
3 oz. cream cheese
1 egg yolk
1/2- 1 t. kosher salt, or to taste
1/2 t. freshly ground black pepper
1 T. olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 lb. ground meat like lamb, beef, beef and pork mixture, or turkey
16 oz. can diced tomatoes with juice
1 small bag frozen vegetable medley (carrots, peas, onion, and corn)
1 c. stout beer
1 beef bouillon cube
several dashes of Worcestershire sauce
1 T. cornstarch, mixed with a little water to make a paste
1 t. smoked paprika
1 1/2 c. sharp shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
2 T. fresh chopped chives
Directions
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Wash potatoes, boil potatoes until tender enough to mash. Prepare mashed potatoes using your favorite recipe.
Add sour cream, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, chives, egg yolk, salt, and pepper; stir until smooth.
Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground meat; cook until browned; add garlic cloves. Cook 1 minute. Discard any excess grease; season with more salt and pepper. Add Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes with their liquid and frozen vegetables; cook 5 - 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
While meat mixture is cooking, in a small saucepan, heat beer and add beef bouillon cube, stir. Bring up to a simmer; add cornstarch mixture; stir well. Add this to meat mixture; simmer until thickened.
Pour meat mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Spoon mashed potatoes over this, making sure that the potatoes cover all of the meat mixture. Top with 1 c. cheese; sprinkle smoked paprika over the casserole. Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake covered until hot. If the ingredients are still hot when it goes in the oven, bake 25-30 minutes. If the casserole ingredients are cold, bake for about 45 minutes.
Uncover; place under the broiler until cheese is bubbly and golden, about 2 minutes.
Serve with chopped chives as garnish.