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Default my version of Shepard's Pie

On Dec 28, 3:27*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Gary wrote:
> > As I probably mentioned, I made this about 3 weeks ago on a Sunday
> > morning, ate some for a late lunch, took a short nap and woke up sick
> > with the flu. Thankfully, I had lots of leftovers that I ate each day
> > while sick. Wed-Fri, I worked all day and came home, took a long hot
> > shower, ate some of this, then went right to bed again. *It was so
> > nice to have this premade and not have to cook when I was sick.

>
> > Well.... since I ate the last batch while sick, I decided to make
> > another when healthy so I made another on Christmas Eve. *I have one
> > more meal to make to finish later today and I love it. *I serve with
> > chunky applesauce (with a bit of brown sugar added) and a couple of
> > slices of fresh bread and butter.

>
> > Here's the recipe:

>
> > 1 1/2 lbs ground beast
> > 2 medium onions chopped
> > 1 TBS worchestershire sauce

>
> > Fry all this up and drain.

>
> > Put the meat into a deep dish casserole dish.
> > Add 2 cans of corn kernals and one can of green beans (all drained)

>
> > Combine 1 can each of Campbells Cream of Chicken and one of Cream of
> > Mushroom soup
> > Put this mix over the vegetables.

>
> > Top with a batch of homemade mashed potatoes.

>
> > Cook covered until bubbly, then *take off the lid and add about 4
> > ounces of grated sharp cheddar cheese to melt.

>
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>
> > Note: I know some of you frown on using the soup mix for gravy but
> > it's very good. *I'll be glad to hear how to make that from scratch,
> > otherwise, I'll stick to the soup mix.

>
> > Gary

>
> I don't put the worchestershire sauce in mine because I can't use it. *Can't
> eat cream soups either. *I would use beef gravy in mine. *To make it, I
> would add some sweet rice flour to the meat after it is browned. *Just
> enough to coat. *You could use regular flour. *I just happen to like the
> this stuff. *I can buy it in a small quantity and it's cheap. *Then slowly
> add some beef broth to the mix and stir it through. *Keep doing this until
> it becomes the consistancy that you want. *I would also add some parsley and
> pepper to this and most likely a little salt.
>
> I usually put peas in mine too. *And I would add celery to the meat and
> onions as it cooked. *I would also add carrots if my daughter weren't going
> to eat it. *She hates cooked carrots.


What does your daughter eat...it sounds like she eats only what she
wants!