Grammy's Kitchen · Shepherd's Pie · Easy Shepherd's Pie
One of 42 shepherd's pie recipes we measured
from thecozycook.com
115 cooks on thecozycook.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 42.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| dairy | 0% | 5% |
| aromatics | 31% | 28% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 26% | 42% |
| vegetables and beans | 108% | 145% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 Tablespoon olive oil |
| 120 g | 3/4 cup yellow onion (finely diced) |
| 40 g | 1 rib celery (finely diced) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 454 g | 1 lb. ground beef (I used 85% lean) |
| 15 g | 2 Tablespoons flour |
| 16 g | 1 Tablespoon tomato paste |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme |
| 120 g | 1/2 cup chicken broth |
| 1 cup brown gravy (see notes) | |
| Salt/Pepper | |
| 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables | |
| 450 g | 3 cups mashed potatoes |
Method: 12 steps, published by thecozycook.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I used to think I didn't like Shepherd's Pie...and then I had this. WOW. But, you absolutely MUST add the cheese in between the meat mixture and the mashed potatoes. The melty goodness really kicks things up a notch! (Spoiler alert: I even use store-bought mas” — a cook, 5.0★
“There were so many Shepards Pie variations out there, but I liked yours because it used (packet) gravy - which to me is so important for a great SP dish. I loved the addition of thyme too .. gave it just the right flavor! Overall it is a delicious recipe espec” — a cook, 5.0★