Easy Instant Potato Shepherds Pie Recipes

EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE WITH INSTANT MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• In a large skillet, brown your ground beef and drain. Cook onions until clear.
• Add in the minced garlic and stir.
• Add in the Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, ketchup, and Worchestershire sauce. Stir well to combine.
• Stir in the flour until well coated.
• Slowly add in the beef broth and stir until thickened. Remove from heat.
• In another pot make instant mashed potatoes according to box for the 8 servings option.
• In your baking dish, spread your ground beef over the dish to cover nicely.
• Scatter the drained corn over the top of the ground beef, trying to make a nice even layer.
• Take the instant mashed potatoes and spread them out over the top of the corn.
• Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the gravy, vegetables and onion. Spoon half into a greased 2-qt. baking dish or four oven-safe 2-cup dishes. Top with mashed potatoes. Drizzle with butter and sprinkle with paprika. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Place the remaining beef mixture in a freezer container and freeze for up to 3 months. , To prepare frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator; transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with the potatoes, butter and paprika; bake as directed.

INSTANT POT® SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat oil and add ground beef, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook until ground beef has browned and onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme. Pour in beef broth and add frozen peas and carrots. Stir until everything is well blended and turn off Saute function.
• Place your Instant Pot's® metal collapsible trivet in the pot so that it rests a little bit above the meat mixture. Place the peeled potatoes on top of the trivet. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions. Set timer for 15 minutes if potatoes are on the smaller side or 20 minutes if they are medium or large. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions for 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Open the lid and transfer potatoes to a bowl. Turn off Instant Pot® and carefully remove the metal trivet (it will be hot).
• Add half-and-half, butter, and garlic salt to bowl with the potatoes. Mash until well blended.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Assemble the pie by pouring the meat mixture from the Instant Pot® into an 8-inch square baking pan. Spoon the mashed potatoes over the meat mixture and spread out evenly.
• Broil the shepherd's pie in the preheated oven until the top starts to golden and brown, about 3 minutes.

EASY INSTANT POTATO SHEPHERDS PIE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 325'F.
• Use vegetable spray on casserole dish.
• Prepare instant mashed potatoes following box directions.
• Boil frozen vegetables in saucepan.
• Brown ground beef.
• Add 1/2 can of beef gravy.
• Add garlic powder.
• Stir until well blended.
• Drain vegetables.
• Add the beef mixture to casserole dish.
• Add the vegetables and spread evenly.
• Add large spoonfuls of the mashed potatoes
• over the vegetables.
• Wait a few minutes for potatoes to cool before spreading.
• Make a design with bottom of fork on the potatoes.
• Sprinkle some paprika.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
• Add remaining warmed gravy to each serving.

SIMPLY POTATOES® EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 2-1/2 to 3 quart casserole baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.*
• In 12-inch skillet cook ground beef and onion until browned; drain grease. Add beans, corn, tomatoes, gravy, thyme and salt. Cook until heated through. Spoon beef mixture into casserole dish. Spread Simply Potatoes® evenly over beef mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until edges are bubbly. Remove from oven.
• Heat broiler. Broil casserole 4 to 6 inches from heat, 3 to 5 minutes, until Simply Potatoes® are lightly browned.