Updated Shepherd's Pie

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This great-tasting low-calorie version of a traditional shepherd's pie is made with better-for-you ingredients.

time

prep:

40 min

total:

58 min

servings

total:

6 servings, about 1-1/2 cups each

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What You Need

1-1/4

lb. red potatoes (about 4), cut into chunks

large cloves garlic

lb. extra-lean ground beef

Tbsp. flour

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

3/4

cup fat-free reduced-sodium beef broth

Tbsp. ketchup

3/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream

1/2

cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided

Make It

COOK potatoes and garlic in boiling water in large saucepan 20 min. or until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, brown meat in large nonstick skillet. Stir in flour; cook 1 min. Add mixed vegetables, broth and ketchup; cook 5 min., stirring frequently.

HEAT oven to 375°F. Drain potatoes; return to pan. Add sour cream; mash until potatoes are smooth and mixture is well blended. Stir in 1/4 cup cheese.

SPOON meat mixture into 8-inch square baking dish; cover with potatoes.

BAKE 18 min. Top with remaining cheese; bake 2 min. or until melted.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Leave aluminum pans behind! New Chinet Bakeware® baking pans help simplify meal planning. Just prepare and serve this comfort-food classic recipe in an 8x8-inch Chinet Bakeware® pan. Any leftovers? Just cool in the pan, then snap on the lid and refrigerate up to 2 days. When ready to serve, remove the lid and reheat them in the microwave. Chinet Bakeware® baking pans are versatile so you can take your dish from oven to refrigerator to microwave all in the same pan.

Makeover - How We Did It

We took a classic recipe and gave it a makeover by replacing the butter in the mashed potatoes with both BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Cheddar for great taste and a creamy texture. In addition, we used extra-lean ground beef instead of regular ground beef. These small changes resulted in a savings of 90 calories and 15g of fat per serving.

Substitute

Substitute 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Low Fat Cottage Cheese for the sour cream. Blend the cottage cheese in a blender until smooth before using as directed.

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a cook

posted:2/21/2008

THIS IS NOT SHEPHERD'S PIE, IT IS MORE LIKE HAMBURGER PIE.SHEPHERD'S IS MADE WITH LAMB OR MUTTON,AND HAS ONLY ONIONS, GREEN PEAS GRAVY AND MASHED POTATOES. HAMBURGER PIE, HAS GROUND BEEF, CANNED MIXED VEG, AND TOMATOE SOUP, WITH MASHED POTATOES, AND NO CHEESE. USING FROZEN VEG ALTHOUGH IT IS THAWED IT STILL CONTAINS A LOT OF WATER, THE BROTH WITH KETCHUP IS TOO THIN TO MAKE A GOOD GRAVY, I USE PROGRESSO TOMATOE BASIL SOUP, WHICH ADDS TASTE AS WELL AS BEING THICKER THAN BROTH. JUST A QUESTION: WHY DO AMERICANS PUT CHEESE ON EVERYTHING?

tamroden

posted:2/21/2008

I add onions to the potatoes as they're boiling and also to the meat. I also use gravy flour, not baking flour and add salt and pepper to meat mixture while browning. Using cheddar and parmesan or Grana Padana cheese also amps up the flavor a bit.

a cook

posted:2/17/2008

Actually, my 15 year old daughter has made this twice for our family. She did decide to reduce the amount of garlic the second time. Everyone loved it and there were NO LEFTOVERS!!

gbsgirlygirl

posted:2/14/2008

Very good, especially with the homemade mash potatoes, however I felt the gravy should have been thicker and in greater quantity.

shikpoh

posted:2/13/2008

I doubled the amount of potatoes and seasoned the ground beef with a grill seasoning mix. It was delicious!

gail2130808

posted:2/13/2008

yes yes yes i love shepards pie it is my favorite

dmn_mn

posted:2/12/2008

It was bland. After a couple bites I added some Soy Sauce & that helped. Otherwise it was a good recipe to get the veggies in for the kids. If I do make this recipe again it was be with alot of seasoning alterations.

kay2364

posted:2/5/2008

This was delicious, filling, creamy, and loved by the whole family! We'll tuck this recipe away for many more uses.

a cook

posted:2/5/2008

didn't have much taste and way more time/work than the recipe indicates

JackieInman

posted:1/29/2008

Delicious, my family loved it and it was easy to make. It will become one of my family's favorite dishes.