Best Shepherds Pie

This is a cold winter season classic. Perfect for a family diner or to entertain with. This dish can be prepared in advance and finished up in the oven half and hour before serving. It has all the favorite ingredients topped with the best mashed potatoes crust.

Start a saute pan on high heat and start browning the ground meat with extra virgin olive oil and cook for about 10 minutes till meat is not pink. Then add chopped onions and celery and saute for a few minutes. Saute it all together for about 10 minutes. Add one table spoon of regular flour, tomato paste, salt and black pepperand incorporate it all together. Add Worcestershire sauce and beef or chicken organic stock and simmer for 20 minutes. Next add frozen organic vegetables mix it all together. I find that it works the best for this kind of recipes I use a mix of peas, carrots, corn and green beans.

Pill 5 big Yukon gold potatoes and boil for about 20 minutes then drain and return to the same pan to mash it. Add butter and cream incorporate it all together and add most of the one cup of grated Cheddar or any good melting cheese you have.

Transfer meat and veggie mixture to oven prof casserole pan and top it with potatoes mixture and sprinkle with the rest of the grated cheese.

Place it in the preheated to 400 degrees oven for 30 minutes, last few under the broiler to get a crusty perfect top! Let stand for 10 minutes and ENJOY!