Freezer Fix Shepherds Pie Recipes

SIMPLE SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the gravy, vegetables and onion. Spoon half into a greased 2-qt. baking dish or four oven-safe 2-cup dishes. Top with mashed potatoes. Drizzle with butter and sprinkle with paprika. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Place the remaining beef mixture in a freezer container and freeze for up to 3 months. , To prepare frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator; transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with the potatoes, butter and paprika; bake as directed.

IMPOSSIBLE™ SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Cook and stir the meatless ground beef with shallots and garlic until browned and crumbly and shallots are soft, about 10 minutes. Add peas and carrots, gravy, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Saute for 5 minutes.
• Spread the mixture onto the bottom of a 10-inch round baking dish. Spread mashed potatoes evenly over the top. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese and dot with remaining butter.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until the cheese and butter have fully melted, about 20 minutes. Top with parsley and serve.

SHEPHERD'S PIE - MAKE-AHEAD, FREEZE AHEAD, OAMC

Steps:

• In large pot, brown beef with onions (I boil my beef, drain to reduce fat content, then add onions I've already sauteed).
• Mix remaining BASE ingredients in large bowl.
• Add beef and onions.
• At this point I placed 1/3 of meat mixture in a cassarole dish, added 1 cup of each frozen veggie and layered on 1/3 of mashed potatoes.
• Bake at 350F for an hour, or until heated through.
• While dinner is baking up, I pack up the cooled remaining meat mixture dividing meat mixture left into 2 labeled gallon ziplock bags.
• Divide remaining veggies into labled 2 qt freezer bags.
• Divide remaining mashed potatoes into 2 labeled gallon freezer bags.
• For convenience, I actually staple the bag of meat mixture, veggies and mashed potatoes together into 2 dinner groups to make it all easier to find in my freezer. Obviously, staple above the zip on the bag when stapling together. :-).

FREEZER FIX SHEPHERD'S PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, sage, and thyme and saute until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook out the raw flour flavor, an additional 3 minutes. Add the peas and carrots, chicken broth and Dijon mustard and season with salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a simmer and allow to begin thickening, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the pork or chicken and transfer to prepared baking dish. Top with the mashed potatoes (if using store-bought frozen, follow the instructions included on the bag) and spread evenly over the filling. Sprinkle with Parmesan and sprinkle with more pepper. Bake until the potatoes are lightly golden brown and the filling is hot and bubbly, 50 to 60 minutes.