Southwest Shepherd’s Pie

Dec 20

Another twist on a classic dish, and another winner dinner in our house! This Southwest Shepherd’s Pie is so tasty and we barely had any left after the first night.

This recipe makes about 6 servings.

Notes for this recipe - None!

*If you want to watch the video of this being made, this recipe starts at the 11:48 mark.

Southwest Shepherd’s Pie is so tasty and easy to make!
Submitted by Susan.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs ground beef
1 small onion, diced
1 envelope of taco seasoning (3 Tbsp)
1 can diced jalapeños or a can of green chilies
1/3 cup of salsa
1 lb frozen corn
2 cups shredded cheese (Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack)
For Mashed Potatoes:
2 1/2 pounds to 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes
milk or heavy cream
butter
Salt and Pepper
Garlic powder

Here’s how to make it

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Brown ground beef and add diced onion in a large skillet. Cook through. (Drain if necessary)
Add peppers , taco seasoning, salsa and a few tablespoons of water if needed and mix to combine. (Pretty much like you'd do taco meat with a few embellishments.)
Meanwhile make mashed potatoes as you'd normally would.
Take the meat mixture and put it in a deep dish pie plate or if you have a cast-iron pan that you browned it in just leave it in there.
Put a good layer of frozen corn on top of it.
Cover that layer with as much cheese as you want.
Put your Mashed potatoes over the top and smooth over. I then take a fork and make crevices all over it.
Put it in the oven at 375 for about 20 minutes. Remove and put some more cheese on top and place back in the oven for about 5 minutes.