Not very good. It lacked seasoning and was very watery,

Okay- I am not a Sheperd's Pie person. Never was, probably never will be. It is a texture thing for me with the mashed potatoes and the meat and veggies all together. Hate to say it but my kids are the same way (after today's meal). My husband made this exactly as written and I will tell you the flavor was REALLY good. If you like this type of casserole- you will not be dissapointed. I was pleasantly surprised!

Loved this! And it was for once right on with the serving size! I added cooked carrots, but besides that followed the recipe to a T - and I'm glad I did! I will definitely make this again so I can play around with more ingredients!

This is a great highly customizable recipe. I made it pretty much as written, I did add a can of whole kernel corn (excellent addition) and some salt and pepper to the meat/onion mix. I did cook the onions with the meat as others had said and I omitted the veg. oil. Notes for next time/recommendations. Next time I will try adding a can of cream of mushroom soup and I will pour the egg mixture over the beef/vegetable mixture BEFORE I add the mashed potatoes. A 9"X13" baking dish was perfect and I topped it with 8, 1/2 cup servings of instant mashed potatoes. I also used Colby cheese which tasted great. A little sea salt really wakes up this already flavorful dish. I drained the beef before I added the vegetables and I drained the vegetables as well. I really liked this recipe because of its endless customization options. You can add whatever vegetables you want and this will probably taste great with whatever ingredients you can find in the cabinet.

Well the kids like it well enough,but i think i'll play w/it a bit first.good leftovers though

I have not made this recipe and I'm not going to comment on the taste, procedure or quality but, I do want to comment on the picture. I see carrots, corn and green peas which are not in the recipe, as far as I can see anywhere. What I don't see are any green beans or tomatoes that are listed in the recipe. The picture is from the contributing cook so I would expect the picture to honestly represent the product. I suspect it may have been taken from another site somewhere or a cookbook? Thanks for letting bring this to your attention. vermontdaddy Vermont

I think this is a great inspiration for boring ground beef. I made quite a few changes to make it healthier. First, use organic beef and veggies, that will automatically make everything taste better! This is a good dish to sneak in some bonus health food. I added 1T kelp powder (for iodine) 1T liquid aminos (for saltiness, you could use tamari too). Also, instead of cream of mushroom soup, I added about 1 c fresh mushrooms and 1/2 cup cream to the nearly finished mixture. I also boiled the 6 medium potatoes with a crushed garlic clove, and mashed them with cream and butter (these are good for you in moderation!). Finally, I added some delicious sage cheese to the seriously sharp cheddar at the end. It was a huge hit for both my family and the friend's I gave it to. Make enough to share or to freeze for later.

It was a good sheaperd's pie recipe, but I changed a few things on my own. I cooked the hamburger first then added the onion, basil, etc.. I don't think there was a need for the water to be added either. I was a bit lost on why it needed to be there in the first place. However, it is a must with the cheese on top. I'll make this again, but next time I'm going to add more vegetables in the mix. I think that'd add much more to the taste.

yum!

I own an allrecipes cookbook that I've never really used, so I decided the other day I would try a new recipe every week. This was our first and it was really yummy. I took the lazy way out and used instant potatoes, but it was still very good. I will make this again.

Wonderful!!

I was craving a great recipe for Shepherd's Pie. This was perfect...I used ground turkey (which is better if you want to eliminate extra calories) and frozen peas and corn. I saw on some other reviews the addition of Cream of Mushroom soup, but I used Cream of Chicken (undiluted, heated in the microwave) and it was a nice addition. Use some Betty Crocker instant mashed potatoes for a quicker cook - it's much faster, and layers the same over the turkey/veggie mixture. I added some ground red pepper to the mashed potatoes to give it a spicy kick. This is a great recipe and I recommend it to all!

I had wanted to make Shepherd's Pie from scratch, but did not care for most of the recipes I saw. This is a GREAT basic recipe! I did omit the tomato,seasoned the ground beef with house seasoning and parsely, and added a can of cream of mushroom soup. I also omited the water in the potatoes, using butter and milk instead. I also added the cheese to the potatoes and dabbed butter on the top to help brown. everyone loved it! My teenage son had 3 bowls, and his girlfriend had two. The leftovers did not make it 24 hours in the fridge!

This was a really easy recipe. I never tried shepards pie before and it came out wonderful. I read the other reviews and made extra mashed potatos, also I omitted the tomato. I like tomatoes, but I actually forgot to use them. I did add a little thin gravy to the meat, and used some canned vegetables since that is all I had on hand. It came out wonderful, I had lots of compliments and there was nothing left the next day. Good starter recipe.

Very filling meal. My family loved it and want to take leftovers to work tomorrow! deffinitly going to make this again

Good base recipe though I made some modificiations, hence the 4 stars. After living in New England for 13 years where Shepherd's Pie is a staple, this dish was as at home with me as my family. Living near the beach in Florida for the past 10 years, I haven't thought about this dish in ages. I substituted 1 cup of sweet peas for the green beans (don't care for them) and 1 cup of sweet corn instead of the diced tomatoes (never had or heard of tomatoes in Shepherd's Pie), added 1 prepared cup of brown gravy mix poured over my meat and veggie mixture, mixed in 2 tablespoons of Hidden Valley ranch dry seasoning to my mashed potatoes before topping my casserole, and sprinkled a shredded cheese blend on top of the whole thing during its last 5 minutes of cooking. And in true New England fashion, I topped each serving with a dollop of butter on before digging in. Delicious! We're having it again tonight for leftovers with some homemade crescent rounds sprinkled with garlic and parmesan, and I look forward to enjoying more of it for lunch during the week. Next time I'll top it with either homemade garlic or cheddar potatoes. Thanks for reminding me how great this recipe is. This has to run a best close second to mac & cheese for comfort food :)