Pub-Style Shepherd’s Pie with White Cheddar & Thyme Mashed P

• servings: 2 servings
• total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

16 ounce Yukon Gold Potatoes

2 ½ ounce Celery

¼ ounce Thyme

2 tablespoon Sour Cream

13 ¾ ounce Crushed Tomatoes

1 tablespoon Flour

½ cup White Cheddar Cheese

3 ounce Carrot

1 unit Yellow Onion

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

10 ounce Ground Beef

2 unit Beef Stock Concentrate

1 tablespoon Cooking Oil

2 tablespoon Butter

Salt

Pepper

Directions

• Heat broiler to high. Wash and dry produce. • Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Strip thyme leaves from stems; roughly chop leaves. Trim, peel, and halve carrot lengthwise; slice crosswise into ¼-inch-thick half-moons. Finely dice celery. Halve, peel, and finely chop onion.

• Place potatoes in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return potatoes to pot. • Mash potatoes with sour cream, 1 tsp chopped thyme, and 2 TBSP butter (3 TBSP for 4 servings) until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of water as needed. Season generously with salt and pepper. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

• While potatoes cook, heat a drizzle of oil in a medium, preferably ovenproof, pan (use a large pan for 4 servings) over medium-high heat. Add carrot; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes. • Add celery, onion, and a large drizzle of oil; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until veggies are just tender, 5-7 minutes. TIP: If veggies begin to brown too quickly, add a splash of water. • Stir in garlic powder and 2 tsp chopped thyme; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.

• Add beef* to pan with veggies and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Add flour; cook, stirring, until thoroughly combined, 1 minute.

• Add half the crushed tomatoes (all for 4 servings) and ½ cup water (¾ cup for 4) into pan with beef mixture. • Stir in stock concentrates and bring to a boil. Cook until mixture is very thick, 1-2 minutes. Turn off heat. • Taste and season with salt and pepper. TIP: If your pan isn’t ovenproof, transfer mixture now to a baking dish.

• Top beef filling with an even layer of mashed potatoes, leaving a gap around edge of pan. Evenly sprinkle with cheddar. • Broil until browned, 3-4 minutes. TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning. • Serve directly from pan.

Nutrition

• Calories: 870 kcal
• Total Fat: 53 g
• Saturated Fat: 25 g
• Cholesterol: 170 mg
• Sodium: 1360 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 62 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10 g
• Total Sugars: 13 g
• Protein: 40 g