49 shepherd pie recipes

Shepherd's pie is a classic British main dish that typically contains ground meat (mince) sauce topped with mashed potatoes that is then baked in the oven until the potatoes are crisp and golden on top.

Shepherd's pie differentiates itself from another English classic, cottage pie, by using lamb instead of ground beef however the use of lamb vs. beef tends to be interchangeable.

The pie (both cottage pie and Shepherd's pie) is also used as a way to use up leftovers from the Sunday roast when the leftover meat is diced and then combined with leftover gravy and veggies.

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