Shepard's Pie

Growing up one of my favorite dishes was Shepard's Pie. This is a great dish for using up left over mash potatoes or left over meatloaf; but can also be done fresh with a little work. This recipe will focus on the quick fresh method.

Prep time 15min

Cook time 25-35 min

Serves about 4-5

What you need.

1 1/4 lbs of ground beef

1 can Tomato sauce mixed with your choice of seasonings (Italian or garlic herb seem to be best)

or 1 bottle of your favorite tomato based spaghetti sauce

1-24oz cans of green beans

4 servings of potato pearls or other instant mashed potatoes

lots of cheese

9 inch casserole dish

a 9" skillet

1 Tbs of olive oil

preheat oven to 350 degrees

Brown the meat in a frying pan with the oil

add the browned meat, drained green beans and tomato sauce mix to the casserole dish, mix throughly, and level.

mix up the potatoes as directed and spread over the top of the mixture.

cover the potatoes with the cheese

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes until the mixture is hot and the cheese is slightly toasted.

Mild Enchiladas

These are really easy and and for not loving spice it has a great flavor.

Prep time 20 min
Cook time 30 min
Oven 350

1/2 lb Hamburger or Chicken
1 6oz can of tomato sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 pkg enchilada mix
6 Tortilla shells
Grated Cheese

Brown Hamburger. mix with tomato sauce, cream of chicken soup and enchilada mix.

Soften 6 tortilla shells. place a spoonful of meat mixture in the middle with some grated cheese. roll it up and place in a casserole dish. pour remaining mixture on top. Add grated cheese cook for 30  min at 350 degrees.