On a weekly basis, with a family of four and busy schedules, we like to keep dinner quick, local, organic and healthy; Hole In One ground beef is always on hand to meet those needs. If you haven’t planned ahead and are missing our Grass Fed Beef in your freezer, swing by the Glenshire General Store,they have it at the ready for your last minute dinner plans.
Our go to is grilled burgers with a touch of sea salt, slice of cheddar on a fresh local bun. Or browned up for Taco Tuesdays with cumin, cayenne, sea salt, garlic and onion powder. But with the colder temps this week I whipped up a Classic Shepherd’s Pie. Now this is a challenge in my house, serving any type of casserole or mixed up items get pale looks from my children. ‘Hey, you like all these foods?’ I say, and My little ones reply ‘But we don’t want them to touch!’ What’s a mama to do?
Thankfully with this recipe they only looked questionably at it for a moment, before they gave it a go and asked for seconds, seconds! It maybe a little ‘boring’ for my foodie friends, but your kids will dig it! {and shhh, I used organic instant mashed potatoes, to keep it healthy and quick!}
We had made some individual blueberry pies earlier in the day, so I had some leftover homemade gluten free pie crust that I used as a base for the shepherds pie. If you have some, use it, heck get pie making! But if you don’t skip the pie crust. There is ongoing debates as to whether or not Shepherd’s Pie traditionally requires a crust-and aren’t we all tired of debates-regardless you will want to add the cheddar on top to enjoy that crunchy cheesy goodness!
Classic Shepherd’s Pie
1 lbs Hole In One Grass Fed ground Beef
1/2 cup organic frozen peas
1/2 cup diced organic carrot
1/2 cu dice small, button mushroom
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
2 cups prepared uncooked pie crust to line bottom of casserole pan
8 servings instant mashed potatoes, prepared
1 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 350F
Grab a cast iron skillet, a good source of vital minerals, and brown up your grass fed ground beef, breaking it up as you go. Add the seasonings.
Then add your chopped veggies to the pan and cook for 3 minutes.
Roll out you pies crust and place at the bottom of your casserole dish, a 3 quart size is plenty.
Layer on the beef and veggies, then add half the cheese to your prepared mashed potatoes, and spread it over the meat. Finally, sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. This is a great job for your eager little one!
Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes, or the sides are bubbly and the cheese browned up.
Enjoy!
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