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Best Shepherd’s Pie

Name: Best Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10 servings.
Ingredients: 2-1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cooked; 1 cup sour cream; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 pounds ground beef; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped; 1 teaspoon garlic salt; 1 can (10-1/2 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted; 1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained; 1/2 cup 2% milk; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; Chopped fresh parsley, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.

Makes

10 servings

This is the best shepherd's pie recipe I've ever had, and it comes from a friend who was a whiz at pinching pennies without sacrificing hearty flavor. —Valerie Merrill, Topeka, Kansas

Best Shepherd's Pie Recipe photo by Taste of Home

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Ingredients

2-1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cooked
1 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste
2 pounds ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 can (10-1/2 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 can (15-1/4 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup 2% milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mash potatoes with sour cream. Add salt and pepper; set aside. In a large skillet, cook beef with onion and red pepper until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir garlic salt into meat mixture. Stir in soup, corn and milk.
Spread meat mixture into a 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with mashed potatoes; drizzle with butter.
Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 30-35 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.