Not Commander Shepard's Pie
Paying homage to the Commander's favorite restaurant on the Citadel, this is a Shepherd's Pie that'll convince you that you're a huge fan of shepherd's pie.
Servings 8
Ingredients
Pie
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- 1 ½ cups Onion diced
- 1 tablespoon Garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 cup Sweet Peas
Also
- Creamed Corn (recipe in notes)
- Mashed Potatoes (recipe in notes)
- to top Shredded Cheese & Breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Grab your favorite pan and heat up some oil. Add the onions to the pan and saute until they start getting a little color. When they’re ready, add the chopped garlic and after about a minute, the ground beef. Cook the beef until there is no more pink. Be sure to drain it if you have to. Then add seasonings.
- Next, the peas. Toss them in and incorporate them well.
- From there, it’s all downhill. Take whatever dish or pan you’re using, and give it a coat of oil just in case. Add the beef to the pan and even it out.
- Then add the creamed corn on top of it and even it out as well.
- Next, plop a few mountains of mashed potatoes on top and smoosh them around.
- Magically, you should have something that looks just like a pie! Throw some shredded cheese on top and then some breadcrumbs on top of that and it’s ready to go in the oven for about 15 minutes until it’s nice and bubbly.
- When you see it bubbling, turn on the broiler and let it sit in there for 2 or 3 more minutes.
Notes
- While this isn’t exactly Commander Shepard’s Pie, I’m sure he’ll like this one all the same.
- This has 3 components to it: The meat bottom, the creamed corn center and the mashed potato top. This is easier if you do the mashed potatoes and creamed corn ahead of time. I did mine a couple of hours earlier and just reheated when it was time to put it together (easier to work with when it’s heated). It also makes it easier with cleanup after you’re in your food coma.
- If you don’t have the time, no biggie. You can have all 3 going at the same time and be alright.
- Here is my creamed corn recipe and my mashed potatoes recipe if you need them.
- I’m using a 9 ½ round pie dish for this. So use whatever you have around that size.
- If you go bigger than 9 inch pans, I would recommend using at least 1 ½ or maybe even 2 pounds of ground beef. 1 pound works fine now, but any bigger and you’ll be spreading it out too thin.
- If you have diced carrots, feel free to throw them in there with the onions.
