This was easy to make, cheap and tasted wonderful. I recommend using twice as much cheese.

WOW Let me say this has been very intertaining. What was I looking for again? ha ha I have been making something similar to Vanessa's for years!! It's all good!! :) And a learning experience none the less!! :)

Love it, it's easy for the whole family.

The kids and I love this. Thank you so much! Neil.... Ease up a little im sure your recipe will get plenty exposure without you having to bad mouth us Americans and our cheese obsession.

This looks really good, I just looked and I have everything to make this tonight, except the cheese, I do have shredded Parmesan Chesse, do you think that would work?

I tried the recipe, I do added my own spin.. I didn't have a gravy mix so I added Manwich then green beans an corn an mashed potatoes an cheese on top..... Everyone loved it... Now its a family favorite!

I am Norwegian and I prepare the dish with ground turkey breast. Neil is only taking pride in the way the British would prepare the meal. Personally I and my French family would NEVER eat a baby animal (lamb). Oh add lots of Worcestershire sauce gives it a nice kick.

This was a very good recipe. My family enjoyed it a lot. I put cream of chicken in it to make it more moist. So thanks a lot....:-)

Growing up, my mom made this but added brown gravy mix to the meat....we also would put the mixture on top of the potatoes. I still love it to this day.

I also made this pie with frozen and/or canned mixed vegetables. It's so fast and easy for those who have little time for preparations. I cut up the potatoes before boiling to save time before mashing, (takes only 7 minutes to cook then!) I add a beaten egg, garlic powder and white pepper to the mashed potatoes before adding them on top and baking. Delicious!! Also, I dissolve a beef bouillon cube in a cup of water to add moisture to the beef while browning.

Can't resist weighing in on this ;) As a Brit, from Northumberland, where we mainly farm sheep, shepherds pie was ALWAYS made with beef.

My Grandma and Mam always made it in a very similar way to this recipe, without the sugar (not something commonly used in traditional British savoury recipes)and adding a bit of Bisto gravy for moisture. Adding the veg to the mix was a good way of hiding it:) My Mam always had to leave a corner without cheese on it for me, cos I hated it as a child.

When I make Shepherds Pie now, I sometimes add garlic and a spoon of tomato puree (paste) or a little Worcester Sauce. I still call it Shepherds pie, too. This is what I call family food - a basic recipe that is different in every family, yet keeps the same name. Like a lot of Italian or French recipes.

Vanessa,

Thank you for the recipe. My son and I made it tonight. I put a different twist on it though. I used frozen veggies instead of canned and I omited the sugar and put in brown gravy mix instead. It gave the meat a different flavor. I also used white cheese on top of the mashed potatoes.

Thank you for posting this recipe! I do believe it will be on the family menu since it was a big hit with my family. It is super easy and is budget friendly.

I love these recipe. I'm also a chef and love to experiment different cultures of recipes around the world.

Well it turned out lovely for a first attempt, there are a few things I decided I will do differently next time around, one being use less peas and DRAIN them lol!! Peas have a very overpowering flavour don't they. So less peas maybe two extra potatoes and I think I was a bit skimpy on the cheese. I did add a bovril packet to the ground beef while cooking threw in some garlic and only used about 2 tablespoons of sugar as well. Thanks Vanessa, the simplicity of this recipe motivated me to try something I otherwise would have been intimidated by.