Easy Shepherd's Pie

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This easy-to-make winning update of a favorite comfort food is a hearty main dish chock-full of colorful vegetables. Your family will request it every night of the week!

time

prep:

20 min

total:

40 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

lb. ground beef

cups hot mashed potatoes

oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

cloves garlic, minced

cups frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn and green beans), thawed

cup beef gravy

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

step 1

BROWN meat in large skillet; drain.

step 2

MIX potatoes, cream cheese, 1/2 cup Cheddar and garlic until blended.

step 3

COMBINE meat, vegetables and gravy; spoon into 9-inch square baking dish.

step 4

COVER with potato mixture and remaining Cheddar. Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 70 calories and 9g of fat, including 5g of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with extra-lean ground beef, PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar Cheese.

Barbecue Shepherd's Pie

Prepare as directed, omitting the garlic and substituting 3/4 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce mixed with 1/2 tsp. onion powder for the gravy.

Note

If using instant mashed potatoes, omit the milk when preparing the potatoes.

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hardworkr

posted:2/1/2008

My family loved this recipe at first they were a little worried since we have never eaten sheperd's pie before. I used ground turkey and tomato sauce instead of the gravy. They can't wait for me to make it again. I recommend everyone try it.

susies1955

posted:2/1/2008

My husband and I loved this. Believe it or not I had never made a shepherds pie before. I had some mashed potatoes left over so tried this recipe. VERY TASTY! Can't wait to have the leftovers. :)

Serendipitymine

posted:1/30/2008

My whole family LOVED this recipe!! Next time I will cook at 400 degrees as my veggies were cold in some bites and to give top a little more brown. I also used a apple wood smoked salt to season the meat. It was simply an amazing meal!

Eulalia42

posted:1/30/2008

My husband really liked this recipe. I used instant roasted garlic potatoes and added green pepper and onion to the ground beef. The potatoes were a little dry so I added the milk anyway. I also added some extra beef gravy and more chedder cheese than called for in the recipe. It was very simple to make with already on hand ingredients. I will definately make this again.

pamjo52

posted:1/30/2008

I would definitely make this again! My son-in-law loved it. I used more seasoning when preparing the lean ground beef by adding onions & green peppers as well as salt & pepper. Added more gravy to make the veggies hold together better. Will try the chicken version next time.

a cook

posted:1/29/2008

Bland, I've got other shephard pie recipes I like much better.

tickled pink

posted:1/29/2008

This looked great in the magazine, but it took way more time than the stated "10 minute" (don't know how you can brown the meat in 10 min. (unless you burn it), mix in the other ingredients and assemble) prep time and the it was just really bland with not much flavor at all. It needed lots more flavor - maybe more gravy? I was disappointed!

Aries2565

posted:1/29/2008

We made this with ground turkey and roast turkey gravy.

a cook

posted:1/28/2008

I thought this was wonderful! The cheesy potato topping really topped it off!! I wouls make this again for sure!

Donna55135