Make this easy shepherd’s pie recipe on these cold winter evenings. The best comfort food filled with lots of veggies and tender ground lamb then topped with buttery mashed potatoes. A British classic with a dash of spice to add all the more flavour.

Perfect for a winter treat and guaranteed for all the family to love. This will surely become a staple at your dinner table every week. Serve alongside some dinner rolls or something starch for a complete meal!

Shepherd’s Pie

The best comfort food filled with lots of veggies and tender ground lamb then topped with buttery mashed potatoes.

5 from 2 votes

Sadia Halimah Aziz

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 725kcal

Ingredients

Meat Mixture:

• 3 tbsp Oil
• 2 Onions diced
• 3 Garlic Cloves chopped
• 100 g Carrot diced
• 1 kg Lamb Mince keema
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 tbsp Tomato Purée
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Chilli Flakes
• 1 tsp Mixed Herbs
• 250 ml Beef Stock
• 100 g Sweetcorn frozen
• 50 g Peas frozen

Mashed Potato Topping:

• 1.5 kg Potatoes boiled
• 100 g Butter melted
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Milk hot

Instructions

• In a pan heat up the vegetable oil until hot and add the finely diced onions and the chopped garlic cloves then cook the onions on medium heat for 3-4 minutes until softened
• Add the finely diced carrots and cook for 2-3 minutes
• Add the lamb mince and cook for 3-4 minutes
• Add the Worcestershire sauce and the tomato purée then cook for 2-3 minutes
• Add the salt, black pepper, paprika, chilli flakes and mixed herbs then cook the spices for 6-8 minutes
• Add the beef stock and allow to come to a gentle simmer before covering and cook for 15-20 minutes
• Remove the lid and cook for 6-8 minutes until the majority of the water is absorbed
• Add the frozen peas and frozen sweetcorn then cook for 1-2 minutes and set your meat filling aside
• Add the boiled potatoes into a bowl and roughly mash the potatoes
• Add the salt, hot milk and melted butter then mash the mixture until everything is well combined
• In an ovenproof dish add the meat filling and top with the mashed potato mixture
• Bake at the top of preheated oven at 230°C/450°F/gas mark 8 for 15-20 minutes until lightly browned
• Your shepherd’s pie is ready!

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Nutrition

Calories: 725kcal