Simple Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 5 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1/2 cup margarine, divided
• 1/3 cup milk, or as needed
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 onions, minced
• 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
• 1 (11 ounce) can canned whole kernel corn (such as green giant niblets®), drained
• 1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.
• mash potatoes with 2 tablespoons margarine; stir in milk. season with salt and pepper.
• heat 2 tablespoons margarine in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in onions and saute until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. spread onions evenly over bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• cook and stir ground beef in same skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking up large pieces, about 5 minutes. layer beef into baking dish evenly over onion layer.
• wipe out skillet; place corn and creamed corn in skillet over medium heat and cook and stir until bubbly, about 5 minutes. pour corn mixture over beef in baking dish. spread mashed potatoes over corn mixture; dot with remaining 4 tablespoons margarine. sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbly and lightly browned at edges and margarine is melted, about 30 minutes.