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Two-Potato Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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Shepherd's Pie has another name, Cottage Pie, and mashed potatoes have another alternative - sweet potatoes. Whatever you call it, there's enough in the recipe to bake one casserole and freeze the other for up to 3 months. Did we mention Cumberland Pie is a cousin, but with bread crumbs on top? —Marcie Brooks-Smith, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Two-Potato Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

35 30 65

Ingredients

5 large potatoes and/or sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 pound ground beef
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1/2 pound medium fresh mushrooms, quartered
2 large carrots, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup orange juice
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons rice vinegar

Directions

Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the beef, sausage, mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender; drain.
Stir in the orange juice, orange peel, nutmeg, Worcestershire sauce and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is evaporated. Transfer to two greased 8-in. square baking dishes.
Drain potatoes and place in a large bowl. Add the mustard, brown sugar, vinegar and remaining salt and pepper; mash until smooth. Spread over meat mixture.
Bake one casserole, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Cover and freeze the remaining casserole for up to 3 months.
To use frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 20-25 minutes longer or until heated through. Yield: 2 casseroles (4 servings each).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 410 calories, 13 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 573 mg sodium, 54 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 19 g protein.

Originally published as Two-Potato Shepherd's Pie in Taste of Home February/March 2012, p38

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Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2012 by princesskallie

My family really did not like this recipe. I liked it's bones, but not the final product. If I were to ever make this again, I would cut down on the orange zest and the nutmeg - both made it too bitter. I may take bits and pieces of this recipe (the sweet potatoes mixed w/regular, the dijon/rice vinegar in the mashed spuds, etc.) and come up with something more similar in taste to regular shepherd's pie as I won't be using this recipe as is

Reviewed on Apr. 27, 2012 by vr6woman

This is a twist on Shepard's pie with sweet potato...Orange is a great pairing with sweet potato as any chef, including Gordon Ramsay would tell you. Consult the book Culinary Artistry and see for yourself. If you would like to stray from a traditional sheperd's pie, try it then comment.

Reviewed on Apr. 22, 2012 by shaftyjay

Extremely poor. Who the f*ck puts orange zest in Shepherd's Pie? Only idiots. Straight-up garbage. Gordon Ramsay would tear you a new one over this crap, Taste of Home.

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2012 by J9kitty

Absolutely terrific when cooking for the elderly. This dish has great flavor, textures and is easy on the dentures

The vinegar adds a great flavor to the pototoes, and it does freeze/thaw well.

Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2012 by NeverBored08

I followed the recipe exactly - even added the dijon mustard which my family doesn't usually like, and using half sweet potatoes and half regular. It was fine, but we decided to stick with only white potatoes for our Shepherd's Pie in the future. Since you can't have Two-Potato Shepherd's Pie without using two varieties of potatoes, we won't be having this again.

Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2012 by redorothy123

Why is it called Two potato? My mother used to make it with 3 layers. Starting with sliced potato on the bottom, meat mixture & mashed potato on top. I was hoping this was her Irish Recipe.

Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2012 by h_g00de

Delicious! The flavors are wonderful. Usually have to poor ketchup on my shepherd's pie, but not this one!