Recipe: Perfect Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes. The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor. This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. You can cook Shepherd's Pie using 17 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie

1. It's 1 tbsp of reduced calorie margarine.
2. Prepare 2 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
3. Prepare 1 cup of low sodium chicken broth.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of reduced sodium soy sauce.
5. Prepare 2 cup of cubed, cooked chicken breast.
6. You need 2 of carrots, sliced and blanched.
7. Prepare 1 cup of chopped, cleaned spinach leaves.
8. Prepare 6 of chopped scallions.
9. You need 1/2 cup of thawed frozen corn kernels.
10. It's 1/2 cup of evaporated skimmed milk.
11. You need 1 tsp of dried thyme leaves, crumbled.
12. It's 1/2 tsp of ground marjoram.
13. You need 3 of medium russet potatoes, cooked, peeled, and mashed.
14. It's 1 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.
15. It's 1/4 tsp of paprika.
16. Prepare 1 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
17. It's 1/4 cup of water.

This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. Thank you, Dale Shepherd's Pie is basically a beefy pot pie with mashed potatoes on top instead of a crust, and mashed potatoes make everything better, don't they? So, this is how you spell it: Shepherd's Pie. But, from doing a quick google search, it came to my attention that TONS of people think it's Shepards Pie.

Shepherd's Pie instructions

1. In a medium nonstick saucepan, melt the margarine. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the flour; cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Whisk in the broth, soy sauce and 1/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400°F; spray a 2 quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray..
2. In a large bowl, combine the chicken and the remaining tablespoon of flour. Stir in the carrots, spinach, scallions, corn, milk, thyme, marjoram and the sauce. Transfer to the casserole dish. Top with potatoes, spreading to cover the filling completely; sprinkle with the cheese and paprika. Bake until bubbling and the potatoes are golden, 30-35 minutes..

Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie would actually call for ground lamb. The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton. Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef.