Okay, so I'm using the term "Shepherds Pie" loosely (this recipe uses sausage and has no corn, for example). For 2 years I've been meaning to make my husband a shepherds pie--it's one of his favorite dishes--but I'd never made it before. Suddenly on a whim I whipped up this dish yesterday with what I had lying around. Prep time was minimal, and he likes it better than any he's had!

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Name: Mrs. Freeman's Shepherds Pie On-the-fly
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 ea Large white potatoes; 3 ea Bell peppers any color; 1 ea Onion med or large; 1 pkg Italiian salad dressing mix; 1 pound Ground sausage mild, ground beef is okay, too; Salt to taste; Pepper to taste; 3 tblspoons Butter; 2 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese grated

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INGREDIENTS

10 ea Large white potatoes
3 ea Bell peppers ; any color
1 ea Onion ; med or large
1 pkg Italiian salad dressing mix
1 pound Ground sausage ; mild, ground beef is okay, too
Salt ; to taste
Pepper ; to taste
3 tblspoons Butter
2 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese ; grated

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Set a pot of water over high heat; add a little salt to make it boil faster.

2. Cut potatoes into large pieces: 4-6 pieces/potato. Do not peel.

3. Put potatoes into the water (it doesn't matter that it's not boiling yet).

(After the water comes to a boil, check the potatoes every 5 minutes by poking with a fork until they are ready for mashing.)

4. While waiting for water to boil, chop up bell peppers into large pieces--about 1" square.

5. Chop onion coarsely.

6. Put sausage/beef into a skillet and add Italian salad dressing mix, peppers and onions.

7. Brown the meat with the peppers and onions.

8. Cover the pan and cook over very low heat the peppers are soft (but not mushy).

9. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

10. As soon as the potatoes are done, drain them and put back into the pan that you cooked them in.

11. Add butter and mash the potatoes a little.

12. Stir in beef/onion/peppers and mix and mash everything together.

13. Add plenty of salt and pepper to taste.

14. Stir in 3/4 cup of the grated cheddar.

15. Dump the whole mash into a 9 x 12 casserole dish.

16. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

17. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes uncovered.

Yum!

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Mrs. Freeman's Shepherds Pie On-the-fly

10 ea Large white potatoes
3 ea Bell peppers any color
1 ea Onion med or large
1 pkg Italiian salad dressing mix
1 pound Ground sausage mild, ground beef is okay, too
 Salt to taste
 Pepper to taste
3 tblspoons Butter
2 1/2 cups Cheddar Cheese grated

1. Set a pot of water over high heat; add a little salt to make it boil faster.
2. Cut potatoes into large pieces: 4-6 pieces/potato. Do not peel.
3. Put potatoes into the water (it doesn't matter that it's not boiling yet).
(After the water comes to a boil, check the potatoes every 5 minutes by poking with a fork until they are ready for mashing.)
4. While waiting for water to boil, chop up bell peppers into large pieces--about 1" square.
5. Chop onion coarsely.
6. Put sausage/beef into a skillet and add Italian salad dressing mix, peppers and onions.
7. Brown the meat with the peppers and onions.
8. Cover the pan and cook over very low heat the peppers are soft (but not mushy).
9. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
10. As soon as the potatoes are done, drain them and put back into the pan that you cooked them in.
11. Add butter and mash the potatoes a little.
12. Stir in beef/onion/peppers and mix and mash everything together.
13. Add plenty of salt and pepper to taste.
14. Stir in 3/4 cup of the grated cheddar.
15. Dump the whole mash into a 9 x 12 casserole dish.
16. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
17. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes uncovered.

Yum!

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (696g)
Recipe Makes: 8

Calories: 1290
Calories from Fat: 862 (67%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 95.8g	128 %
	Saturated Fat 56.1g	280 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 27.8g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 5.1g
Cholesterol 259.6mg		80 %
Sodium 1093.2mg		38 %
Potassium 2234.6mg		59 %
Total Carbohydrate 84.5g		25 %
	Dietary Fiber 11.2g	45 %
	Sugars, other 73.3g
Protein 27.8g		40 %
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Calories per serving: 1290

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