Shepherd's Pie Casserole Recipe
Disclosure: This Shepherd's Pie Casserole recipe has been sponsored by Country Crock.
Shepherd's Pie Casserole is one of my families favorite recipes. I have been making it as long as I have been married and it was a recipe my husband's mother made for him when he was a kid.
I was making this recipe for about 20 years before I knew it was called Shepherd's Pie.
For years, this recipe was called Matamooscaboosca in my house. I'm not even sure if that is how it is spelled because I am pretty sure my mother-in-law made up that name when she was cooking this quick and easy casserole recipe for my husband and his siblings.
Let me break it down phonetically for you Mata-moos-ca-ba-boosca. Did you get that?
Because I felt ridiculous saying that name for many, many years. Matter of fact once I found out it was actually a Shepherds Pie recipe I never again referred to it as Matamooscaboosca.
But anytime I told my husband I was making Shepherds Pie for dinner he would say, "You mean you're making Matamooscaboosca." Yeah, well you know what they say. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.....
And yes I have been using Country Crock just as long as I have been making this recipe.
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This easy casserole recipe comes together in the amount of time it takes to brown a pound of ground beef. While your browning the ground beef make the instant mashed potatoes and shred the cheese.
Once the ground beef is cooked and drained you simply layer the ingredients into a baking dish and your done.
Pop it into the microwave to melt the cheese or heat a larger casserole dish in the oven.
This Shepherd's Pie Casserole also makes a great freezer meal!
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Using instant mashed potatoes is the trick to getting this casserole on the table in just under 30 minutes.
How to make Shepherd's Pie Casserole Step By Step
- Brown one pound of ground beef to make this 8x8 casserole. While browning the meat make the mashed potatoes following the instructions on the back for 6 servings.
- Once the potatoes are done spread them in the bottom of the baking dish.
- When the ground beef is cooked drain it well then spread it over the layer of potatoes.
- Open up a can of corn and spread that over the top of the meat.
- Spread 8 ounces of grated medium cheddar cheese over the top of the corn.
- Cook in the microwave for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- This size pan will serve 4-6.
Shepherd’s Pie Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 6 Servings servings prepared instant mashed potatoes
- 1 Can can corn kernels drained
- 8 oz. medium cheddar cheese grated
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef. add some spices. I like to use garlic salt and everglades seasoning. While cooking the ground beef cook the instant mashed potatoes following the directions on the box.
- When the potatoes are done speread them evenly in the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish.
- Drain the ground beef well.
- Spread the seasoned ground beef over the mashed potatoes.
- evenly spread the can of corn over the beef.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top of the corn.
- Bake on 375 until the cheese is melted or in the microwave for 15 minutes until the cheese is melted.
Notes
- Seasoning the ground beef: Use garlic salt, seasoned salt or Everglades seasoning when browning the beef.
- Freezable: Freeze in freezer safe containers for a fast week night meal.
- Great meal made with leftover mashed potatoes.
Nutrition
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