Sausage Gravy Shepherds Pie Recipes

THE ITALIAN IRISHMAN'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir Italian sausage until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to prepared casserole dish. Drain drippings and reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in the skillet.
• Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir apple and onion slices until tender, about 8 minutes. Place apple and onion in casserole dish with sausage.
• Lightly stir sausage, apple, and onion together; season with salt, black pepper, and oregano.
• Brown flour in reserved drippings in skillet over medium heat. Whisk water into flour until thick gravy forms, about 3 minutes.
• Pour gravy over sausage mixture in the casserole dish; spread mashed potatoes over the top with a spoon, creating peaks. Lightly brush mashed potatoes with 1 tablespoon melted margarine.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the potatoes are lightly browned and the sausage mixture is bubbling, about 30 minutes.

SAUSAGE GRAVY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Heat large fry pan with oil. When hot add Hamburger and Italian sausage. Add the onion when meat is almost done. Drain and set aside.
• 3. Using the same large fry pan, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• 4. Whisk in the flour.
• 5. Whisking constantly, add the half-and-half (little at a time to prevent lumping) and cook until the mixture is thickened and smooth. (Whisking constantly is important). Note: If getting to hot, remove from heat, then return to heat.
• 6. Add cream cheese and stir till melted.
• 7. Sprinkle in sausage gravy mix and add the milk (Add more milk if you need to thin out the mixture).
• 8. Season with the salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat and cook till thickened.
• 9. Stir in all vegetables and meat mixture.
• 10. Pour mixture into a 9x13 lasagna pan sprayed with Pam.
• 11. Sprinkle 3 cups of the cheese on top of mixture.
• 12. Warm potatoes in microwave as directed on package. Stir. Glob potatoes in piles on top of cheese and spread.
• 13. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of potatoes.
• 14. Bake at 350 degrees on the middle rack for 30 minutes.