Asparagus Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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Shepherd's Pie takes a testy twist with this version. Between the fluffy mashed potato topping and the savory ground beef base is a bed of tender, green asparagus. Even my kids ask for big helpings. —Steve Rowland, Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Asparagus Shepherd's Pie Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 6-8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 6 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of asparagus soup, undiluted
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • Paprika

Directions

  • In a saucepan, cover potatoes with water; cook until very tender. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in soup and pepper; pour into a greased 2-qt. baking dish.
  • Cook asparagus in a small amount of water until crisp-tender, about 3-4 minutes; drain and place over beef mixture.
  • Drain potatoes; mash with milk, butter, sage and salt. Spread over the asparagus. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/8 recipe (prepared with lean ground beef, skim milk, reduced-fat margarine and reduced-fat mozzarella; calculated w/o added salt) equals 264 calories, 10 g fat (0 saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 436 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Asparagus Shepherd's Pie in Taste of Home April/May 1997, p29

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Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2012 by bubbabluejones

Made this tonight, subbed cream of celery instead of cream of asparagus soup and used instant potatoes. YUMMO!! Will be a regular in our house.


Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2012 by daisey5

This was a great dish. I could not find the cream of asparaagus soup so I used low fat cream of celery soup. I also used instant mashed potatoes to speed things up.


Reviewed on May. 18, 2011 by sransom99

This was wonderful, my whole family had seconds or thirds...I made it with cream of chicken soup as that is what I had on hand and added a little bit of broccoli as I didn't have enough asparagus and it was amazing, I will definately make it again!


Reviewed on Apr. 03, 2011 by simpson5togo

Loved this!--All in family did too. Used cream of mushroom and cheddar because it was what I had and loved it, tho found some crm of asaparagus and will use in next batch. Also used bag of frozen asparagus cooked two minutes and it was great. Will prob add two bags next time as we love asparagus. KEEPER!!!


Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2010 by LF Mom

I've brought this dish to several families when babies were born; and it ALWAYS gets fabulous reviews!


Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2010 by bannhaman

My husband is a really pick eater, and he and I both really enjoyed this. I added just a touch of prepared horseradish to the meat mixture and used refrigerated microwave mashed potatoes to speed it up a little on a weeknight.


Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2010 by linsvin

This is comfort food at its' best! The rubbed sage was the perfect spice to accompany the asparagus. The mozzarella cheese on the potato topping was a bonus to my taste buds.


Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2009 by BrendainPa

Great recipe; flavors blend very well. I substituted low-fat celery soup. Seems like it would be very good with cheddar cheese as well.


Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2008 by debrahunt

This recipe is amazing, my family loved the asparagus variation!!

 
 
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