Easy Shepherds Pie

I actually made this one up as I went along and it came it out really good. Even my no left-overs family ate the left-overs :) This has two steps but don't let it frighten you it's easier than it looks ;)

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

5 potatoes peeled, and diced
3 stalks of celery, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
3 large carrots, peeled and sliced
1/2 lb green beans chopped. (fresh if you can get them frozen if you can't)
1 lb ground beef
1 dry packet of beef gravy mix
1 tablespoon of minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large pot of water put the potatoes on and leave to boil till soft enough to cut with a fork.

In a large skillet brown the ground beef with the minced garlic. Once the ground beef is mostly done you'll drain off most of the grease but not all. you want a bit of grease left in the skillet because your going to use the dry packet of gravy mix directly in the skillet and mix with the browned hamburger. Once that complete you'll set that aside.

In a large bowl combine all of the chopped, and sliced veggies then mix the ground beef and veggies together. Set aside.

Once the potatoes are done you'll mash them up with whatever you like in your mashed potatoes. I usually use a bit of butter and some milk to give it that creamy texture.

In a casserole dish you'll pour your beef and veggie mixture and smooth down. On top of the beef mixture you'll spoon the mashed potato's out evenly till it covers the top. Pop it in the oven and let bake for about 15 to 20 minutes.

If you have a large family like mine you'll need to use 2lbs of ground beef instead of one.

Happy eating and enjoy!