So let's say you want something quick and easy but can be a little impressive. May I recommend a shepherd pie? Although it's basically mashed potatoes over beef, there are a number of different varieties. This is a meal that can be as healthy as you want it to be. So let's start simple and build from there.
Let's start with
---a pound of hamburger
---three large potatoes
---a cup of milk
---a cup of butter.
---a 9"x12" casserole dish with no cover.
Peel the potatoes. Start boiling enough water to cover the potatoes. While you are waiting, dice up the potatoes (one-inch cubes are fine). Leave that alone for about ten minutes.
Grill off the hamburger and drain the fat. You can add a few basic spices to the meat as it grills, with two tablespoons of garlic salt being the default. Once it has been drained cover the bottom of the casserole dish with the meat. Start pre-heating the oven to 350 degrees.
Back to the potatoes. Take one out and cut it with a fork. It should be easy to cut through; if not, boil a little bit longer. Drain off the water and thrown in half of the butter. Grab either an actual potato masher or thick glass; if you use the latter, then make sure your hand fills the glass giving you a better grip. start mashing the potatoes, adding in the milk after a few stomps. This should give you some great smooth mashed potatoes.
[If you want, you can substitute instant potatoes for the potatoes. Keep in mind that you want about three cups of potatoes.]
Once done cover the meat with the potatoes and then cover the potatoes with the butter in pats rather than spreading the butter. Once the oven is ready, put in uncovered for 45 minutes. It's should be ready to eat.
Now let's confuse things. You can substitute biscuit mix for the potatoes (again, you are shooting three cups), and use a cup of cheese to cover the pie. You can grill a cup of chopped onions with the meat, and add a cup of dark brown gravy. Or you can forego the gravy and add up to four cups of vegetables (the most common added vegetable is whole-kernel corn, but mixed vegetables or green beans of any variety also work). Ground sausage or turkey will work as well, but other proteins such as fish or tofu won't work.
This makes a great dinner, but also a great potluck entree. Try it and play with it, and you may just learn to love this recipe.
Let's start with
---a pound of hamburger
---three large potatoes
---a cup of milk
---a cup of butter.
---a 9"x12" casserole dish with no cover.
Peel the potatoes. Start boiling enough water to cover the potatoes. While you are waiting, dice up the potatoes (one-inch cubes are fine). Leave that alone for about ten minutes.
Grill off the hamburger and drain the fat. You can add a few basic spices to the meat as it grills, with two tablespoons of garlic salt being the default. Once it has been drained cover the bottom of the casserole dish with the meat. Start pre-heating the oven to 350 degrees.
Back to the potatoes. Take one out and cut it with a fork. It should be easy to cut through; if not, boil a little bit longer. Drain off the water and thrown in half of the butter. Grab either an actual potato masher or thick glass; if you use the latter, then make sure your hand fills the glass giving you a better grip. start mashing the potatoes, adding in the milk after a few stomps. This should give you some great smooth mashed potatoes.
[If you want, you can substitute instant potatoes for the potatoes. Keep in mind that you want about three cups of potatoes.]
Once done cover the meat with the potatoes and then cover the potatoes with the butter in pats rather than spreading the butter. Once the oven is ready, put in uncovered for 45 minutes. It's should be ready to eat.
Now let's confuse things. You can substitute biscuit mix for the potatoes (again, you are shooting three cups), and use a cup of cheese to cover the pie. You can grill a cup of chopped onions with the meat, and add a cup of dark brown gravy. Or you can forego the gravy and add up to four cups of vegetables (the most common added vegetable is whole-kernel corn, but mixed vegetables or green beans of any variety also work). Ground sausage or turkey will work as well, but other proteins such as fish or tofu won't work.
This makes a great dinner, but also a great potluck entree. Try it and play with it, and you may just learn to love this recipe.
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