Grammy's Kitchen · Shepherd's Pie · Shepherd's Pie
One of 42 shepherd's pie recipes we measured
176 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.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 | 40% | 28% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 88% | 42% |
| vegetables and beans | 132% | 145% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound ground lamb (or lean ground beef) |
| 150 g | 1 medium yellow onion (diced) |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
| 400 g | 1 2/3 cups beef broth (more as needed) |
| 32 g | 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce |
| 25 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (thawed) | |
| 600 g | 4 cups prepared mashed potatoes (see notes) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this Shepherd's Pie for dinner tonight. We all loved it. This will become a regular recipe in our house! I used ground beef (instead of lamb). I used frozen peas & carrots for the vegetable, rather than mixed vegetables. The filling was super tasty ” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was clearly a winner with my husband. I usually make a different recipe but wanted to try this one. He definitely preferred this one, saying it was more flavorful. I used ground round. Since we are empty nesters this gave us two meals which was a bonus. I” — a cook, 5.0★