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Beef Shepherd's Pie

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Ingredients

  • 3 lb boneless chuck roast, trimmed, and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 6 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided
  • 2 (14.5-oz) cans beef broth
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 (8-oz) pkg sliced baby portobello mushrooms
  • 1½ cups sliced carrots
  • 1½ cups frozen green peas, thawed
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 10 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 Tbsp cold water
  • Green Onion Mashed Potato Topping (recipe follows)

Instructions

  1. Place beef in a large zip-top plastic bag; add flour, salt, and pepper. Seal bag, and shake to coat beef.
  2. Brown beef, in 3 batches, using 2 Tbsp hot oil per batch in a large Dutch oven over medium heat 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from skillet, and set aside.
  3. Add broth, scraping pot to loosen browned bits. Stir in onion, mushrooms, carrots, peas, garlic, and thyme. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
  4. Return beef and any accumulated juices to pot along with Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours or until beef is tender.
  5. Whisk together cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl.
  6. Add to beef mixture, and cook, uncovered, 2 minutes or until mixture is thickened; spoon into a 3-quart baking dish. Place on a baking sheet.
  7. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spoon Green Onion Mashed Potato Topping recipe over beef mixture. Bake 30 minutes or until potatoes are browned and filling is hot.

Nutritional Information

Main Total
Servings 6
Fat (g) 0 0
Sat. Fat (g) 0 0
Protein (g) 0 0
Carb (g) 0 0
Fiber (g) 0 0
Sodium (mg) 0 0

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