Description
A hearty and delicious twist on classic shepherd’s pie, featuring ground beef, corn, creamy mashed potatoes, and a crispy layer of tater tots.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced yellow onions
- 12 oz canned corn, not drained
- ½ cup water
- 0.87 oz beef gravy mix
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ tablespoon onion powder
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 cup water (for mashed potatoes)
- 2 tablespoon margarine or butter
- 4 oz instant mashed potato mix
- ½ cup milk
- 28 oz frozen tater tots
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Dump ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Crumble the ground beef well as it cooks.
- Add the diced onions to the pan with the ground beef while it’s cooking.
- Stir well and continue cooking until the onions are translucent and the ground beef is fully cooked. Drain any excess grease from the skillet.
- Add the canned corn to the pan and stir well.
- Add the water, gravy mix, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to the pan and stir until all of the ground beef is coated in a thickened gravy.
- Dump the ground beef mixture into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish and spread it out evenly.
- Set the dish aside while you prepare the mashed potatoes.
- Pour the water and margarine into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Once the water is boiling remove the pan from the heat and pour in the mashed potato mix and the milk.
- Stir just until combined and then let the potatoes sit for 1 minute.
- After one minute stir until smooth.
- Spread the mashed potatoes over the ground beef mixture in the baking dish.
- Place the tater tots in a single layer on top of the mashed potatoes.
- Place the dish in the oven and bake the casserole for 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes remove the dish from the oven and sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the tater tots.
- Return the dish to the oven and continue baking until the cheese on top is completely melted and just starting to brown, 4-6 minutes.
- Remove the casserole from the oven and allow it to sit for a few minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Feel free to add additional vegetables to the ground beef mixture if desired.
- For a spicier version, add diced jalapeños or a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.
- This dish can be made ahead of time and refrigerated before baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Casserole
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg