Shepherd's Pie in the crockpot.....?!


Question: Anyone have a tasty recipe for a hamburger shepherd's pie in the crockpot? It's for an office lunch for 6 & happens to be one of my doc's favorites. I thought the crockpot would be great for heating/serving, but have never tried one before.

Any suggestions?? Also, what to serve as sides....

Thanks!


Answers: Anyone have a tasty recipe for a hamburger shepherd's pie in the crockpot? It's for an office lunch for 6 & happens to be one of my doc's favorites. I thought the crockpot would be great for heating/serving, but have never tried one before.

Any suggestions?? Also, what to serve as sides....

Thanks!

3 medium russet potatoes
salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 teaspoon beef flavor concentrate or equivalent base or granules
2 cans (14 to 15 oz each) green beans, drained
shredded cheddar cheese, for topping

Spray crock pot with cooking spray. Scrub about 3 medium russet potatoes and cut into small chunks, leaving the skin on. (If you cut the spuds into too large a size pieces, they will take too long to cook since everything else is basically done.) This made one layer on the bottom of my 5-quart crock pot. Season spuds with salt, pepper and garlic powder to your own taste. Brown 1 pound of ground beef with 1/2 chopped onion, drain fat. Put on top of spuds. Mix one can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup with 1 tsp beef concentrate flavor. Drain two 14 or 15 ounce can of cut green beans and put in slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 3 hours, stirring a couple of times. Turn to low and sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top of shepherd pie and cook for 30 minutes or so.

I serve it with corn on the cob and steamed carrots.

It's supposed to be layered in a pan -- how do you do that in a crockpot? It just doesn't make sense.

No No No ...because you can't get a "crust" in a slow cooker. You can do it in an electric fry pan, and they are cheap at any discount store...and they can by cut and served like a "real Shepard's Pie...but still not OPTIMUM which is browned on the top. Baking a real Shephards Pie, covering it and nuking it would get your best results...if you want to use a stockpot try and think up something that it excels at...like a lamb stew or chile verde (pork with green chiles served over rice) etc etc etc

I guess you could make a "sort of" one in a crock pot. The traditional way would be best, tho. The top wouldn['t brown up in the crock pot.





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