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[jaylach2 137]

Shephard’s pie or cottage pie… whatever you want to call it

Ground beef, lots of veggies including corn, carrots, onions, and green beans, gravy mix, spices and real mashed potatoes…YUM
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Looks really good! I love that you use a lot of veggies! Using beef yours would 'officially' be a cottage pie but who cares as the stuff is just one of the best comfort foods ever?

When I do this I go for distinct layers. I do my meat and most spices at the bottom of a hinged tube pan with a couple of eggs mixed in to set the meat as it finishes cooking... Ahhh.. ground beef has been previously browned, Then veggie layer with 1 egg to set set a bit.

Shepard's/cottage pies are so easy to do and SO awesome! When I do in a personal casserole it is just perfect as to dish size

 

[gimme301]

How can you call them shepherds pies if you aren't putting in any shepherds?

 

[Innesfan21 4]

How can you call them shepherds pies if you aren't putting in any shepherds?

From "Have a Little Priest" from "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street:"

"It's fop
Finest in the shop
Or we have some shepherds pie peppered
With actual shepherd
On top!"


-- Stephen Sondheim

 

[jaylach2 137]

Well, my individual casserole dishes arrived today. One is broken.

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Oh, here what I saw when I opened the package. The packaging is close but definitely needs something between the dishes. The bottom one made it but the top one is shattered.

 

[Back in the fold1 10]

Rice and beans today . Nothing creative there !

 

[fishorama 10]

Fishmanic, your shepherd's pie is much like mine. I do celery & peas instead of corn. I usually make some extra beef, gravy & veggies for the freezer. Then I just have to thaw & make mashed potatoes. I sometimes put egg in the potatoes, I think I read that somewhere.

Tonight we're having Papa Murphy's pepperoni pizza since I was over by it.

 

[jaylach2 137]

Tonight we're having Papa Murphy's pepperoni pizza since I was over by it.

I like Papa Murphy's but leave off the pepperoni! I know, I'm in a small minority but I just don't care for pepperoni on pizza. It is just too greasy for me.

When I do Papa Murphy's I tend to do a 'Papa's Favorite' which has Pepperoni, Sausage, Ground Beef, Mushrooms, Mixed Onions, Green Peppers, Black Olives, Cheddar, Whole-Milk Mozzarella, and Traditional Red Sauce but substitute the pepperoni with either feta cheese or tomatoes, sometimes both. Feta and tomatoes are just made for each other. Obviously I go more toward the veggie side.

 

[jaylach2 137]

Fishmanic, your shepherd's pie is much like mine. I do celery & peas instead of corn. I usually make some extra beef, gravy & veggies for the freezer. Then I just have to thaw & make mashed potatoes. I sometimes put egg in the potatoes, I think I read that somewhere.

I like to do in a tube pan that separates. such as this but straight sides instead of tapered. Need to get a pan such as this as it has been too long since I've had one.

I put in layers with meat garlic, spices and onion on the bottom then veggies then taters. As to veggies I normally do peas and carrots. I put egg in both the meat and veggies to make them hold their shape from the pan. Separate the pan and the pie cuts easily and holds it wedge shape due to the eggs in the meat and veggies. Tastes the same but looks better. Sometimes I'll use a cutup steak, such as flank, instead of ground for a stronger texture but you need to cook down the cheap steak a bit to get tender. Tried rib eye steak once and it was awesome but too expensive. Using steak with eggs is messier than ground meat with egg as the egg isn't enough to hold small chunks of steak together well.

 

[jaylach2 137]

I was going to return the broken casserole dish for replacement but I'd have to pay return shipping and that would cost almost what I paid for the dishes, just not worth it. I left a bad review and am just going to eat the loss of a dish. That is if the seller does not reach out and offer to replace the broken one for free. If they do I'll adjust my review. If not my review will remain a 1 star. A LOT of Amazon sellers will do just about anything to avoid a 1-star revues so I would not be surprised to get an offer to replace the broken dish without a return of the broken.

Instead I just ordered 4 more but different. With this order I end up with 5 dishes with one a bit larger for such as an individual Sheppard's Pie, baked ziti and many other things. This order, being a bit smaller, will likely be even better for things like chicken pram. This item has no review under 4-stars even though there are not many reviews. Also, no breakage is reported in the reviews.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFHMHLV7?tag=ff0d01-20

I could easily see a plate with the larger baking dish filled with baked ziti and a smaller one with chicken parm.

In both dish items they will never see my dish washer but be hand washed just like my ceramic egg pan even though stated as dish washer safe.

 

[Fishmanic21 137]

Ordered the ingredients to make awesome chili via recipe found on the net. Looking forward to cooking it soon.

The Best Chili Recipe {EASY RECIPE} - Spend With Pennies

This Chili Recipe is thick and chunky and full of flavor! A hearty ground beef base is filled with tomatoes, and the perfect amount of seasoning.

www.spendwithpennies.com

 

[gimme301]

They say "real men don't eat quiche."
But I got a great deal on a block of Swiss yesterday so I am making a spinach quiche. Nothing fancy, just the Bisquick version.
For dessert I'll eat nails, and not those girly finish nails either. Then I'll go wrestle a bear.

 

[fishorama 10]

@Fishmanic that chili doesn't seem to have enough tomato for 2lbs of gr. beef. Maybe the paste (only a TBSP?) & beer make up for it? I await your review I've never cooked with beer. The brown sugar is making me nervous. I know you often like more sweetness than I do.

@gimme30, I found a crustless spinach quiche recipe in a used file cabinet that I used to make. My "real man" husband liked it...but no pineapple, lol. As I recall it used cottage cheese, cheddar, spinach & eggs. Pretty easy

Bisquick is not something I've used for anything. I bought some 1 time to make sausage & cheese appetizers, but bugs got it before I could try my friend's recipe. It was just 1 cup Bisquick, 1 cup cheddar & 1 lb (?) ground sausage rolled into balls & baked. What could be easier? If I ever buy it again it will live in the freezer!

 

[Fishmanic21 137]

The recipe states that the sugar is optional. But it's only a tablespoon anyways. I am making it with just 1.5 lbs of 85% fat ground beef. At your comments that maybe it's not enough tomato, maybe I'll add the amount of tomato for the full 2 lbs. Will make it in a few days. I have to finish devouring my cottage pie first.

 

[jaylach2 137]

Sigh a tough choice between a bacon burger and fries or boneless chicken breast with fries. Chicken won out and will have some jerk sauce added. I've actually had some issuers with some of these sauces but have figured out that I've just been using too much. As is with many cases it seems that less is more.

 

[Fishmanic21 137]

Well, my individual casserole dishes arrived today. One is broken.

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Oh, here what I saw when I opened the package. The packaging is close but definitely needs something between the dishes. The bottom one made it but the top one is shattered.

That is very poor packaging. There should have been bubble wrap or at least styrofoam between the two dishes. Hope you don't have any issue getting the broken one replaced.