Cheaters Meatloaf Shepards Pie Recipes

MEAT LOAF SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Place meat loaf slices in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Cover with gravy; top with corn. Combine potatoes, 1/2 cup cheese, sour cream and onions; spread over corn. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 2 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.

SHORTCUT SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Heat a large skillet over high heat for 2 minutes, then add the oil. (It will shimmer and lightly smoke; that's OK.) When you start to see wisps of smoke, crumble the ground beef evenly into the pan. Let the beef cook undisturbed until browned on one side, 3 minutes, then start breaking it up and turning it to brown any remaining pink spots, about 4 minutes more. Transfer the beef with a slotted spoon to a medium bowl; set aside.
• Turn the heat down to medium and discard all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the skillet. Add the onions, garlic and thyme, stir to combine and cook until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the flour and tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the cooked beef, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce has thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs if using. Fold in the peas and carrots.
• Transfer the mixture to an 8-inch square casserole pan, and top with the potato tots and Cheddar. Bake until the potato tots are crisp and the meat layer is bubbling up the sides, 20 to 25 minutes.

CHEDDAR-TOPPED SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place potatoes in a large saucepan, and cover by 1 inch with salted water. Bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are easily pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a 5-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high. Add carrots, celery, onion, and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour and tomato paste; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add beef; cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, 6 to 8 minutes. Add 1 cup water; bring to a boil, and simmer 1 minute. Set beef filling aside.
• Drain potatoes; return to pan. Cook over medium, stirring, until liquid has evaporated and a thin film covers bottom of pan, about 1 minute. Remove pan from heat; add milk and 1 cup cheese. Mash until smooth; season cheddar-potato topping with salt and pepper.
• Pour beef filling into a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Drop dollops of topping over filling; spread to edges with a spatula. Using a fork, make decorative peaks; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake until topping is browned and filling is bubbling rapidly, about 20 minutes (if topping and filling were chilled, increase to 35 minutes). Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

MEATLESS SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large casserole dish.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir carrot, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until soft and onion is clear, 5 to 7 minutes. Add burger crumbles and lentils; cook until heated through, 5 to 7 minutes. Add flour and saute, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, and soy sauce into the skillet. Simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in peas and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish and top with mashed potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and potatoes are golden, 20 to 30 minutes.

CHEAT'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Start the filling. Preheat the grill to high. Heat the oil in a large saucepan until very hot. Tip in the mince (watch out, it will spit at first) followed by the mushrooms. Cook over a high heat for about 5 minutes, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until there are no pink bits left. Don't worry about the juice that comes from the mince and mushrooms, this all adds to the flavour.
• Finish the filling. Add the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and crumbled stock cube. Simmer for about 20 minutes until the mixture has thickened. You may not need to season, as the stock is usually salty, but taste and see.
• Grill in the dish. Transfer to a shallow flameproof dish and scatter the Bacon Brunch on top. Grill for about 10 minutes until the potato topping is golden and crispy. Serve with broccoli or beans.

EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Brown meat in large skillet. Meanwhile, mix potatoes, cream cheese, 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese and the garlic until well blended.
• Drain meat. Return to skillet; stir in vegetables and gravy. Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish; cover with potato mixture and remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

BAKED MEATLOAF SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare meatloaf: Combine first eight ingredients in a large bowl.
• Smooth into a loaf baking dish.
• Bake uncovered for 1 hour.
• While meatloaf is baking, prepare potatoes: Boil potatoes until tender, drain water.
• Mash potatoes with fork, stirring in 1/3 cup of half & half.
• In skillet melt margarine and brown slices of onions.
• Put on lid and cook, stirring occasionally, making sure all of the onions get brown (usually about 10 minutes).
• Mix potatoes and onions in a medium-size bowl.
• Place mixture in 2-qt baking dish and top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
• When meatloaf and potatoes are done, remove from oven.
• Assemble shepherd's pie: Drain the meatloaf of grease and spoon into a 3-qt casserole dish (The meatloaf will break apart as you spoon it out.) Mash the meatloaf down into a flat layer.
• Mix peas and carrots together and add them on top of the beef.
• Spoon mashed potato mixture on top of the vegetables. The potatoes should form the top layer, so be careful not to mix the vegetables with the potatoes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

MEATLOAF SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Place meatloaf slices in a greased 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Cover with gravy; top with corn.
• Combine potatoes, 1/2 cup cheese, sour cream, and onions.
• Spread over corn.
• Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake 2 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.

HEARTY MEATLESS SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Place garlic on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Drizzle with oil. Wrap foil around garlic. Bake 15-20 minutes. Cool for 10-15 minutes., Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook 10-15 minutes or until tender; drain. Mash potatoes with broth, salt and pepper; squeeze softened garlic into potatoes and mix well., In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms, meat crumbles, carrots and celery; cook and stir 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup broth, rosemary, soy sauce, salt and pepper; cover and cook 10 minutes., Combine flour and remaining broth until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in peas., Preheat oven to 350°. Transfer vegetable mixture to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray; cover with potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until heated through.