Real Irish Shepard's Pie from a real Irish Girl from Ireland

The name says it all! For an added touch, try using a pie-crust as well!

Ingredients:
  • 3/4 lbs ground beef
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 green pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 jar of tomato sauce (about 16 oz)
  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese.
Meat Sauce:
  1. Brown ground beef in a skillet.
  2. Add onion, garlic, and peppers to cook along with beef. Drain excess oil/juices.
  3. Add tomato sauce.
  4. Leave on low heat for about 15-20 minutes, and set aside.
Mashed Potatoes:
  1. In separate pot, boil water.
  2. When water is boiling, add peeled potatoes, and cook for several minutes, making sure potatoes are softened a bit.
  3. Remove from heat, and drain water.
  4. Add milk and butter and begin mashing. Continue adding milk and butter, and continue mashing until desired consistency.
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a 9 in. glass pie plate, spread tomato meat sauce mixture on the bottom. Layer mashed potatoes on top. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of mashed potatoes.
  3. Bake for at least 35 minutes. Let cool a bit, then serve.
Not so Irish part:
Before baking, add a thawed Safeway pie crust on top. Make sure to tuck in excess pie crust. Be sure to make slits in the crust and poke it with a fork so that the pie can breathe during baking.