Thursday, March 10, 2011

Shepherd's Pie

1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 t onion powder
1 t garlic powder
1/4 t salt
1/2 t pepper
about 3/4 pkg Trader Joe's turkey gravy OR 1 pkg brown gravy mix and 1 can beef broth
2 cans green beans, drained
2 cans corn, drained
1 pkg frozen mashed potatoes, cooked (do not freeze these, add right before baking)
1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
Cooking Day: Cook ground beef; drain. Return to skillet. Add seasonings and gravy or gravy mix. Stir in broth if using; cook, stirring until mixture is thick (adding a couple of T flour can help). Spoon into freezer ziploc and add veggies. Freeze.
Serving Day: Thaw meat and veggies. Cook mashed potatoes as directed on pkg (for Trader Joes ones I included put the entire pkg on the stove with 6 T milk and stir often). Put meat mixture into sprayed 13 x 9 and spoon mashed potatoes on top. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 350 for 30 min.

2 comments:

Rafferty Family said...

Mine had a lot of water in it that I spooned out before serving. Other than that it was great. The Trader Joes mashed potatoes worked great too. I might get those on my own now.

Jenny :) said...

We added ranch dressing on top of ours which I really liked.