Shepherd's Pie

You know, people make fun of English, Irish and Scottish food, but in all honesty it can be damn tasty. Take for instance, the Shepherd's Pie. A tasty mix of meats, veggies, and mashed potatoes, this dish is a rib-sticking easy meal that anyone can make and enjoy. Okay, maybe not vegetarians. Sorry, guys. This dish incorporates the Mashed Potatoes we discussed last week, so if you have any questions about your mash, check out that post.

Serves: 6-8 people, so you'll probably have lots of leftovers.
Active Cook time: ~15-20 minutes if you have potatoes already prepared.
Inactive Cook time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Hardware
-Cookie Sheet
-Large pan
-Spatula
-Can Opener
-Casserole Dish (If you don't have a fancy ceramic or Pyrex casserole dish, you can get disposable casserole dishes at your local grocery store. However, these are not as sturdy and you will want to put is on a cookie sheet and use the cookie sheet to take your casserole in and out of the oven to prevent spills)

Foodstuffs
-1 medium yellow or brown onion
-3 to 4 cloves Garlic
-1 lb ground beef
-2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup
-1 lb mixed frozen vegetables (carrots, peas and corn work best)
-1 tablespoon butter
-One batch of Mashed Potatoes - you may not end up using all of them.
-Worcestershire Sauce
-Salt and Pepper

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spread out your frozen veggies on your cookie sheet, and place in oven. Whey will be warmed through and ready to remove in 5-7 minutes, evacuate them to your casserole dish when you take them out. While your veggies are warming, chop up your onion and mince your garlic. Melt the butter in pan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, ground beef and a dash of Worcestershire sauce to the pan, brown up the beef making sure it breaks up into smallish pieces. Open up your cream of chicken soup, add to the beef and onions. Fill one of the cans with water and add water to the soup and beef. Stir and warm for about 3 minutes, then add mixture to vegetables in your casserole dish. Stir to combine. Using spatula, spread mashed potatoes over top. How thick you want your potatoes depends on how much you like mashed potatoes. Place casserole dish in oven for about 30 minutes, remove when the top is lightly browned and the beef and veggies beneath are nice and bubbly.

Optional: Some people like to put grated cheddar cheese on top of the mashed potatoes before putting in oven.