Main dishes

Scary Skillet Shepherd's Pie

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Very quick and easy. My 11 year old helped but I think she could have even done it alone! Tasty too.

posted by

MY2ROSEBUDS9700

on 10/11/2009

time

prep:

25 min

total:

25 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (16 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables

lb. ground beef

cup beef gravy

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

cup milk, divided

cup water

cups instant potato flakes

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

COOK vegetables as directed on package. Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in gravy; simmer until heated through, stirring occasionally.

MICROWAVE cream cheese and 1/4 cup milk in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec.; beat with whisk until smooth. Gradually whisk in remaining milk and water. Microwave 2-1/2 min. or until hot, stirring after each minute. Stir in potato flakes and Parmesan until well blended. Spoon into resealable plastic bag; cut 1 corner from bottom of bag.

REMOVE 12 peas from mixed vegetables; stir remaining vegetables into meat mixture. Squeeze potato mixture into 6 mounds on meat mixture to resemble ghosts. Add 2 of the reserved peas to each for the eyes.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

Serving Suggestion

Serve with a mixed green salad and your favorite fresh fruit to round out the meal.

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MistyMI

posted:11/10/2011

This was such a fun dish! The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because the meat mixture was a little bland at first. I added a little bit of worcestershire sauce and some ketchup and grated a small onion into the meat. That really helped the taste. I will definitely make this again.

Jenniqua10

posted:10/25/2011

This is a fun recipe. The only reason that I did not give it a 5th star was because I think that there needs to be more gravy. Also, I threw the veggies into the meat and gravy mixture and let them cook in there rather than separately...too many dishes. However, I'd gladly dirty a pan to make the potatoes on the stove top, I really had to mess with them to get them the right consistency when following this recipe. HUGE wow factor. Love Halloween recipes. I will make this again!

a cook

posted:10/26/2010

Normally I'm not a huge fan of shepherd's pie but this one was fantastic. I made boxed mashed potatoes according to the package directions instead of the recipe because my husband doesn't like cream cheese. He loved the end result! The cute little ghosts made it look especially appetizing.

real513

posted:11/5/2009

I altered this recipe by cooking the ground beef with a small chopped onion. I also added salt, pepper and garlic powder to the beef & vegetable mix. I used butter & herb flavored instant potato flakes as well. Good recipe that I would make again using same additions.

brownl9957

posted:10/30/2009

Meat and veggie mixture was "dry". Needed more gravy or something to moisten it up. The mashed potatoes were excellent!!

a cook

posted:10/28/2009

I would make the mashed potatoes as directed on the box because I didn't care for how they tasted with the parmesan and cream cheese.

a cook

posted:10/21/2009

This was really fun for my kids and my husband didn't mind it either. I didn't have the gravy so I used spaghetti sauce instead and thought it tasted great!

my2rosebuds9700

posted:10/11/2009

Very quick and easy. My 11 year old helped but I think she could have even done it alone! Tasty too.

a cook

posted:9/16/2009

My family loves this recipe! I made it last week just for fun, and the kids didn't say "boo" about eating their veggies. I'll make it again around Halloween for sure, but it's fun anytime.