New Zealand Shepherd's Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 500 g lean ground beef
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 420 g pasta sauce
• 500 ml water
• 10 button mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 zucchini, finely diced
• 3 cups mashed potatoes

Recipe

• 1 brown the mince and garlic in the oil in a hot pan, breaking the mince up into small pieces with wooden spoon or potato masher.
• 2 add chopped veges, pasta sauce and water, stirring after each addition.
• 3 bring to a simmer and half cover pot. cook 10-15 mins or until most of liquid evaporated and veges are soft to touch.
• 4 spoon mixture into casserole dish and top with mashed potato (you can pipe it or just pile it on and smooth out the top).
• 5 bake at 180°c for about 15 minutes or until top is golden.
• 6 suggestions: i add grated cheese, milk and a pinch of green herb seasoning to the potato before mashing, then fill a plastic bag, cut the corner off and pipe it in a nice pattern over the top.