Beef / Pork

Shepherd's Pie with Beef and Green Beans is for Dinner.

Shepherd's Pie with Beef and Green Beans takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Shepherd's Pie with Beef and Green Beans takes 45 minutes to cook.

Shepherd's Pie with Beef and Green Beans makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Shepherd's Pie with Beef and Green Beans are:

1 3/4 pounds extra lean ground beef
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can, drained Del Monte Cut Green Beans
1 large onion, diced small

2 tablespoons starch (I use tapioca starch)
1/2 cup Half and Half (I use Homestead Creamery)
2 cups water

Topping - 4 cups mashed potatoes =
4 cups diced potatoes - Boiled in water with salt to taste
Drain (reserving water) = 1 cups water

3 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup Half and Half

Here is how you make Shepherd's Pie with Beef and Green Beans:

Turn oven onto 350.Start potatoes cooking (put in enough water to cover, salt to taste, bring to a boil, reduce to low boil, cover - with air vent to prevent boiling over, cook for 10 minutes)While potatoes are cooking:Dice Onions. Brown beef in a skillet. Add onions. Cook in the beef drippings until onions translucent. Add the garlic powder (or fresh garlic) to the meat mixture. Drain green beans. Add them to the onions and beef. Cook until all is warmed through.Whisk starch into 1/2 cup half and half. Drizzle over the beef mixture - stirring constantly. While continuing to stir add at least 1 cup of the water and up to 2 cups until a gravy consistency is reached.Pour beef mixture into the bottom of a cake pan.Potatoes should be done at this point (break apart when poked with a fork). Drain them, reserving the water. Dump into a mixer bowl (or hand mash) and mash. When broken down into fine bits, add butter. Then add the 1/2 cup half and half. If needed add reserved water in small amounts until potatoes have a fluffy and good thickness.Top the meat mixture with the mashed potatoes.Put casserole into the oven (uncovered) for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Until smells wonderful and the topping is browned.Serving Size: Makes 20 servings of just under a cup.Number of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NRVLAURA.

The nutritional information for Shepherd's Pie with Beef and Green Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 158.0

• Total Fat: 9.9 g
• Cholesterol: 36.4 mg
• Sodium: 114.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 8.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 8.7 g