Sunday Dinner Shepherd's Pie

Oh. Mercy. This was incredible. And yet again, we are just a bunch of pigs and ate it all before I could get a picture!!

Sunday Dinner Shepherds Pie
by Elizabeth Mareno

3-4 B/S chicken breasts, cubed
2 Tbl olive oil
salt and pepper
1 can cond cream of mushroom soup
1 can green beans, drained
1 can kernelled corn, drained ** Don't use creamed, it gets too runny
3 C dry stuffing (traditional stuffing-if you use instant, follow pkg directions for making)
1 pkg Garlic Herb instant mashed potatoes**like the four cheese, it comes in boxes of two
8 oz shredded cheddar
milk**for the potatoes
butter**for the potatoes & stuffing
Casserole Dish like the Oval Baker

Preheat oven to 375.

Cook chicken thoroughly in olive oil over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Make your stuffing while your chicken is cooking. When chicken is cooked through, add can of soup and drained veggies. Cook until well mixed. Place in casserole dish.

To make stuffing: Put 3 C of dry stuffing into a bowl. Heat up 3/4 C water and 1Tbl butter on stove and pour over stuffing. Let sit for 5 minutes.

Layer your pie like so: Chicken mixture, cheese, stuffing, potatoes

Bake for 25 minutes.

YUM! Like eating Sunday Dinner without all of the mess! You might want to serve some cranberry sauce and a salad with this one!! Enjoy!

Cheeseburger Shepherd's Pie

Sorry to say that I have no pictures to share with you on this one. We pretty much inhaled it so fast I couldn't have taken a picture of anything but the crispy bits left on the pan....

Cheeseburger Shepherd's Pie
by Elizabeth Mareno
**If somebody else already put this recipe out there..I have no idea..I just made it up as I went along.**

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1/2 large onion chopped
1 can cond cream of mushroom soup
1 can green beans (drained)
1 can kernelled corn (drained) **Don't use creamed-makes it too runny(DH knows! LOL)
8 oz shredded cheddar**put as much as you like, this is just a place to start
1 pkg four cheese instant tatoes **they usually come in a box with two packages
milk **for the potatoes
butter **for the potatoes
salt and pepper
8x11 or 9x13 pan

Preheat oven to 375.

Brown meat and onion on a medium heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Make your potatoes while your meat is cooking. When meat is cooked through and onions are soft(which they will be as long as you add the onions to the meat right away) drain the meat if you want. If you don't care (like me) add the soup and let it heat up with the meat. It will get sort of melty. Once the soup and the meat are mixed well add your drained vegetables and mix. (if you really aren't diggin' the veggies and just want the meat, leave them out)

Layer your pie like this: Meat mixture, Cheese, Potatoes.

A 9x13 pan can spread it a little thin. But some 8x11 pans can seem too small. You'll have to use your judgement and make sure you have something in your oven to catch possible drips or Oh Lordy will your kitchen Stink! I usually use the "Oval Baker" from Pampered Chef. Not that I'm trying to advertise from them, but this pan works really well.

Cook for about 25 minutes.

Our family has decided this is a new 'staple' in our food rotation. It is just that good!