Taco Shepherd's Pie

Name: Taco Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 907 grams lean ground beef (90% lean); 59 milliliters butter; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 14 green onions, chopped (white serving only); 237 milliliters 2% milk; 0 teaspoons pepper; 227 grams cups shredded pepper Jack cheese; 400 grams package refrigerated pie pastry; 6 larges potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 2 envelopes taco seasoning; 237 milliliters water

The recipe Taco Shepherd's Pie could satisfy your Scottish craving in around 1 hour and 10 minutes. This main course has 547 calories, 30g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. Not Head to the store and pick up milk, butter, potatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

Roll out pastry to fit two 9-in. deep-dish pie plates.

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Roll

Transfer pastry to pie plates; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Fill with dried beans, uncooked rice or pie weights.

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Dried Beans

Rice

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 450° for 8 minutes.

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Oven

Remove foil and weights; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Aluminum Foil

Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender.

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Potato

Water

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Dutch Oven

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in water and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is evaporated. Spoon into pastry shells.

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Taco Seasoning Mix

Pastry Shells

Onion

Water

Beef

Meat

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Frying Pan

Drain potatoes and place in a large bowl.

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Potato

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Bowl

Add the milk, butter, garlic powder, salt and pepper; mash until smooth.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic Powder

Butter

Milk

Spread over meat mixture.

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Spread

Meat

Sprinkle one pie with half of the cheeses. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months.

Bake remaining pie, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes.

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Sprinkle with remaining cheeses.

Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.

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Cheese

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Oven

To use frozen pie: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through.

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Oven