Recipes
Shopping list
- Preheat oven; prepare salad and chill (10 minutes)
- Prepare shepherd’s pie and begin to bake (25 minutes)
- Complete shepherd’s pie; serve (35 minutes)
Beef Shepherd's Pie
Ingredients
- 4 cups frozen, seasoned potato puffs
- 1 large shallot
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 8 oz sliced white mushrooms
- 1 (10.5 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
- 1 refrigerated rolled pie crust
Steps
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange potatoes in 9-inch square baking dish; bake 12–14 minutes until golden.
- Meanwhile, chop shallot finely. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place oil in pan, then add shallots and ground beef; brown 5–7 minutes, stirring to crumble meat, until no pink remains and meat is 160°F. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 2–3 minutes until mushrooms are tender.
- Stir in soup, milk, and peas and carrots; cook and stir 2–3 minutes until hot and blended. Remove pan from heat.
- Remove potatoes from oven; top with ground beef mixture. Arrange pie crust carefully over top of baking dish; trim or fold over edge of crust to fit, then crimp to seal. Bake 25–30 minutes until crust is golden. Let stand 5 minutes to cool. Serve.
Grape-Yogurt Salad
Ingredients
- 2 (5.3-oz) containers Greek yogurt with honey
- ½ cup whipped cream cheese
- 6 cups red or green seedless grapes (2 lb)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
Steps
- Combine yogurt and cream cheese; stir in grapes.
- Combine brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle over salad. Chill until ready to serve.
Serving Suggestions
- Complete your meal with steamed broccoli, your favorite bread, and applesauce or meringue cookies for dessert.
- The shepherd’s pie can be made with gluten-free dough or a regular pie crust.
- You can also use ground turkey or chicken instead of ground beef in the same recipe.
Beef Shepherd's Pie
Amount per ⅙ recipe serving: Calories 530, Total Fat 32g, Sat Fat 9g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 55mg, Sodium 1030mg, Total Carb 45g, Fiber 4g, Total Sugar 6g, (Incl. 1g Added Sugars), Protein 19g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 6%, Iron 15%, Potassium 15%