Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe – Cottage Pie

This easy shepherd’s pie recipe is a great recipe that you make in just a few minutes and everyone will love! It makes a great one dish meal and you can adjust it to add or remove things if you like, so it’s a super easy way to use leftovers! You can find this recipe in our Dining On A Dime Cookbook on page 192.

Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe – Cottage Pie

1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, diced
1 can peas or 1 can mixed vegetables for carrots and peas
1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
salt and pepper (to taste)
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. chili powder
4 cups mashed potatoes
3/4 cup grated Cheddar Cheese

Brown ground beef and onion. Add carrots and cook until tender. Drain grease and add peas.  In a casserole dish, combine tomato sauce, salt, pepper, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder and chili powder. Mix well and add beef mixture.  Mix again thourghly. Top with mashed potatoes and then grated cheese. Bake in the oven uncovered at 350 degrees for 15 minuts or until cheese melts. 

Serves 4.

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