Thank you for the recipe. I found it challenging and delightful. It turned out well and was delicious. My childhood memories of my favorite shepherd's pie was from the school room lunch ladies and rule Georgia. I loved it then and I still do. Nothing better than good old shepherd's pie!

I have tried this and it is very good. Love it. Not to criticize but just one little tidbit. If it is made with lamb it is usually called shepherds pie and if it is made with beef it is usually called Cottage Pie. Thanks.

I love my Shepherds Pie, as does my family; I'm always asked to bring it to a potluck. I add diced tomatoes in lieu of broth,and I add Worcestershire sauce after I brown my ground beef and onions. I add a can of corn, a can of mixed peas and carrots and since I always seem to have carrots, I crisp steam them and add them too! After topping with potatoes, I add cheese in the last 5 - 6 minutes. It is delicious, but I probably would not make it for Gordon Ramsey! All though he's welcome to come over ANYTIME!

Made several of the recipes for Shepherds' Pie. All were great! Love this site; I can look up a recipe here, then take it to the kitchen on the laptop. How easy is that? I do have a response to the kind of snarky comment by Neil Ryall. "When did cheese, let alone an Italian one, ever come close to British shores." Heads up, Neil; The Roman conquered the British Isles in 55 BC; they brought their cheese with them. The Brits were already making their own cheese, and had been since at least the Mesolithic Era.

I just got done preparing it and didn't have red wine vinegar, or tomato paste. I used malt vinegar and Heinz 57 steak sauce and no milk. Added peas, carrots and corn as well. Thanks for the inspiration.

Stirring. I don't know why Neil put's Parmesan on instead of cheddar - sounds plain daft to me. Anyway, I like to do mine with minced beef, and pop the onions in late to keep an onion zing and little crunch, keep all the juices in it too, add some small/sliced carrots and peas for a bit of colour . I just put cheddar on top at the end and let it melt on - I find the oven dries it out(the best stuff is Irish cheddar - not British - the Irish cows are nicer mannered :)). And that's how you do Shepherds Pie, another fantastic Irish dish. Finished stirring.

Are you kidding?? All this energy spent on semantics, or is it over indulged pride? How silly. I am most definitely in the "have-it-your-way camp. My heritage is both English and French, and I now live in California, but when I make "it" tonight it will be with sausage, mixed veggies and seasonings, cheese (blended, shredded, right out of the bag), mashed potatoes (using-gasp-instant!)and (hold-your-breath) ground ELK meat, I'm calling it......dinner! And I mean no disrespect for Brits or any purists or traditionalists, but come on.....lighten up y'all (yes, I also have southern roots:)). I think it's great to share and enjoy recipes, and make up new ones. Bon Apetit!

Hahaha.... a Shepherds pie bully....whatever next! Anyway, tried it... and LOVED it!!! Neil, lighten up. Most of us are just here to try something different...

Wanna argue about Italian cheeses? Potatoes are native to the New World... haha... great recipe still.

I tried it and came out AWESOME, I use it with turkey burger and left out the tomato paste and when I had it I used ketchup, (just how I enjoy it,) but very juicy meat and mouth watering goodness! thank you!!!

Neil I can respect your way for cooking and the traditional way that you make it, however people have other tastes that will not suite what they want or meet there preferences. When I read a recipeI add or remove things all the time that I don't like and make it more personalize it to me as a cook. But thank you everyone for your good ideas!

There is Shepherds Pie and then there is Sheepherders Pie
Out here in the west in California the cowboys called theirs "Sheepherders Pie". Brown meat, add a little flour make a rue, add some water add carrots, celery, onion, or whatever else you like for veggies put mashed tators on top bake in the oven in an old cast iron skillet or Dutch Oven on an open fire & you got yourself a "Sheepherders Pie"

It is, after all, shepherd's pie, not cowboy's pie. Personally I like to serve lamb chops in my bisto but I use pork chops instead. Just kidding. Names and words do have meaning.

Neil, You must be quite the "cook" lol

I certainly am a part of this majority - if it tastes good and fills the nutritional needs, I'll take any old great standby recipe and tweak it using my own preferences for ingredients.
I wouldn't attempt to slag any other Brits (got some of that blood in my own veins), but come on - no cheese nearing British shores? And Parmesan not for you, Neil? Kinda missing out on something there, sir. And I'm sure that a lot of your country (wo)men would agree.

This was delish. I used cheddar cheese though. Neil...chill out buddy. Cooking is an experiment, that's part of the fun. Post your own Shepherd's Pie then and stop with the whining. Just some friendly advice!