How to Make Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie in 14 Minutes for Young Wife

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, tex-mex shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.

This comfort dish takes advantage of a few shortcuts that don't lesson the flavor or quality of the meal, like refrigerated mashed potatoes and pico de gallo, so you can get dinner on the table fast. Make sure to brown your meat nicely, since it builds flavor. Substitute cheddar cheese for pepper jack, if you prefer it.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have tex-mex shepherd's pie using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie:

1. Take 3 lbs. Lean ground beef
2. Take 3 pkgs Taco seasoning
3. Prepare Small amount of flour or cornstarch
4. Make ready 1 sm. Bag potatoes; cooked & mashed (or can you use instant)
5. Get 1 Lrg. Can corn, drained
6. Prepare 1 Lrg. Can green beans, drained
7. Prepare 1 med. Can diced tomatoes, drained
8. Make ready 1/2 med. Onion, chopped (optional)
9. Get Velveeta cheese slices (or block if you prefer cutting your own)

It was a favorite dish for my kids growing up, and I used to make it frequently. I love it because it gives the dish a little more flavour, and just a tiny bit of heat. Get Shepherd's Pie Recipe from Food Network. Bring a large pot of water to a simmer and add the potatoes.

Steps to make Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie:

1. Peel, cook, and mash your potatoes as you normally would. Set aside.
2. Brown your ground beef, drain, and add taco seasoning according to package instructions.
3. Once your ground beef is done, add in just a little flour or cornstarch to slightly thicken the sauce, careful to avoid lumps.
4. Add in your drained vegetables one can at a time, stirring to distribute them evenly.
5. Pour into 13"x9" casserole dish plus an extra 9"x9" casserole dish, pressing it down and spreading evenly across the bottom.
6. Layer your Velveeta slices across the top of the meat & veggie mixture. Go as cheesy as you want with it. I personally like mine really cheesy! 😉
7. Get your oven preheating to 400°. Start layering on those mashed taters! Spread them evenly across the top of everything, layer them as thick as you want, so long as you have enough for both casserole dishes.
8. Pop them in the oven for about 45 mins until bubbly and heated all the way through.
9. Optional: broil the last few minutes to form a golden brown crusty layer to your mashed potatoes…we were starving so we didn't bother with this step this go around LOL!
10. Scoop it out into bowls and enjoy!!!

Brown ground beef and add taco seasoning according to package directions. This comfort dish takes advantage of a few shortcuts that don't lesson the flavor or quality of the meal, like refrigerated mashed potatoes and pico de gallo, so. After making my own version a few times and tweaking it up a little more each time I came up with what I'm calling the Mexican Shepherd's Pie. How to Make Tex Mex Shepherd Pie. In an oven-proof dutch oven brown hamburger and drain.

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