Shepard's Pie

Shepard's Pie

adapted from Cooking Light for parents use

Ingredients:

• 3/4 lb ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups frozen vegetable soup mix (such as Bird's Eye Classic Mixed Vegetables)
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 2 cups country-style refrigerated mashed potatoes (such as Simply Potatoes) or leftover mashed potatoes
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Cook beef in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble.
3. Add vegetable mix, tomatoes, and tomato sauce.
4. Cook 5 minutes, or until mixture is slightly thick and thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. 
5. While beef mixture cooks, cook potatoes according to package directions.
6. Spoon beef mixture into an oven-safe casserole. 
7. Top evenly with potatoes. Sprinkle with pepper.
8. Broil 2-3 minutes, or until potatoes are golden.