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Upside Down Shepherd's Pie

Cheddar Cheese Mashed Potatoes and Salad Wedges
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Ingredients

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 (16-oz) pkg frozen mixed vegetables
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
  • 3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 6 slices frozen garlic Texas toast

Instructions

  1. Cook beef and onion in a large skillet over medium heat 8 minutes or until browned and crumbly; drain.
  2. Transfer to a 5- to 7-quart slow cooker. Add vegetables, tomato paste, broth, and Worcestershire sauce.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours. (Reserve 3 cups beef mixture for Beef Hand Pies recipe.) Serve remaining beef mixture.
  4. Bake Texas toast according to package directions.
  5. Arrange toast on each plate. Spoon Cheddar Cheese Mashed Potatoes over toast; spoon beef mixture over potatoes.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 lb red potatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 6 Tbsp butter
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 head iceberg lettuce, cut into 6 wedges
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • ⅓ cup Italian dressing

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Bring potatoes and water to cover to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; cook 12 minutes or until tender.
  2. Drain potatoes, and return to pot; mash to desired consistency with a potato masher. Stir in butter, cream, cheese, salt, and pepper, stirring until combined.
  3. Top salad wedges with tomato and dressing.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
384
468
852
Fat (g) 23 35 58
Sat. Fat (g) 9 21 30
Protein (g) 17 9 26
Carb (g) 28 31 59
Fiber (g) 3 4 7
Sodium (mg) 375 489 864

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