Shepherds Pie

Shepherds Pie
A good old budget friendly comfort food!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
Meat
- 2 lbs Ground Turkey or ground beef
- 2 tbsp Butter or margarine
- 2 tbsp Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion powder
Gravy
- 1 0.87 oz Brown gravy packet
- 2 Beef bullion cubes
- 1 cup Hot water
Layers
- 4 cups Prepared Mashed Potatoes
- 2 cups Canned or frozen corn kernels
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 4 tbsp Butter or margarine sliced
Instructions
Meat
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Heat butter/margarine in large frying pan.
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Add ground turkey/beef. Chop meat into a crumbled consistency.
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Add garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper. Mix well.
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Cook meat until well browned, pour and drain excess fat from pan.
Gravy
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Place 2 bullion cubes in the cup of hot water, dissolve. Add in gravy mix packet, mix well.
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Place browned meat over low heat and add gravy mixture stirring until well incorporated. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Layers
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Layer browned meat and gravy mixture in bottom of an 8x8 baking dish.
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Place corn over meat layer.
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Layer prepared mashed potatoes over corn, spreading to cover corn and meat layer completely.
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Evenly brush milk over potato layer. Place sliced butter over top of mashed potatoes. This will make a golden brown crust over potatoes while baking in the oven.
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Place baking dish in oven for 20 minutes, to heat through.