Quickie Shepherd's Pie

Merry Seasonal Festivities everyone!
Our holiday was full of family and food and fun... we're still riding out the aftermath. So in the spirit of post christmas appetite, here's something that doesn't even remotely resemble Turkey, Fruitcake, or eggnog.


Total prep/cook time under an hour! Whee!

You'll need

• 1lb lean ground beef
• salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables
• 3+ medium potatoes
• Margarine/butter
• sour cream/milk

Peel (or don't peel) and cut potatoes. Add to salted water and boil until ready to mash (they'll fall apart when you stick a fork in). Meanwhile, brown 1lb ground beef in pan, cook thoroughly and drain excess grease. Mix together 1 can mushroom soup with 1/4 cup of milk, (water will do in a pinch) pour over ground beef. Salt and pepper to taste, add Worcestershire and soy-a dash each. Add vegetables and cover with lid. Simmer on low heat until vegetables are tender. Drain and mash potatoes, adding butter and or sour cream to taste.


Top your fluffy yummy mashed taters with your tasty saucy meat mix. This can also be served over rice (the littlest mouth prefers rice to potatoes) or even pasta. Top with Ketchup (if you must), bbq sauce, ranch dressing, sour cream... whatever floats your boat.

The meat sauce freezes well, so if you're ambitious and find this particularly tasty, you can make more and freeze it for convenient meals.

This might just be my last post of 2007! if that's the case, Happy New Year Everyone, and plan a safe ride home!