Best Texas Style Hash Browns Shepherds Pie Recipes

CHEESY HASH BROWN SHEPHERD'S PIE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• 1.Hash Brown Topping: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet. Add hash browns in a single layer and cook undisturbed for 5 minutes. Flip hash browns and cook another 5 minutes. (They will not be all the way cooked - just golden in some places.) Set aside to cool. 2.Meat and Vegetables: Brown beef and onions in a 12" oven proof skillet* over medium high heat until beef is cooked through. Drain off excess grease. 3.Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds. Sprinkle flour over meat and cook while stirring for 2 minutes. Add remaining Meat/Vegetable ingredients and simmer, stirring occasionally, over medium heat for 7-10 minutes or until thickened. Taste and add additional hot sauce if desired. Spread evenly in skillet. 4.Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, hash browns, sour cream, salt and pepper. 5.Spread hash brown topping evenly over meat mixture and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese. Bake at 400F degrees for 30 minutes or until hash brown are completely cooked then broil to desired hash brown crispiness. Notes *If you don't have a 12" oven proof skillet, cook in a regular skillet and transfer meat mixture and hash browns to an oven proof casserole dish to bake.

SKILLET SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Move oven rack to the upper-middle position and heat the broiler.
• Place the frozen hash browns in a large microwavable bowl and separate the shreds. (I pound them lightly with the back of a wooden spoon and they fall apart.) Toss them with 2 tbsp of the melted butter, 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Microwave the potatoes, covered, until tender - 7 - 10 minutes on high.
• Cook ground meat and onion in a large oven safe skillet until it is cooked, about 5 minutes. Drain fat off.
• Stir thyme and flour into beef/onion mixture and cook about 1 minute. Add broth and Worcestershire sauce and cook about 6 - 8 minutes until thickened.
• Add peas and carrots to beef mixture and simmer until heated, about a minute, and season with salt and pepper.
• Scatter the cooked hash browns over the top of the beef mixture and brush with the rest of the butter.
• Place the skillet unter the broiler and broil 3 - 5 minutes or until the potatoes have golden brown tips.
• Remove from oven and serve.

SHEPHERD'S HASH BROWN PIE

Steps:

• In skillet heat oil over medium heat; cook onion and garlic, stirring for 3 minutes. Add beef, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring to break up meat for 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, breaking up further with spoon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until thickened. Stir in vegetables. Spoon into greased 10" pie plate.
• Topping: In a bowl, toss together potatoes, cheese, salt and pepper. Stir in egg and combine well. Spoon evenly over meat mixture.
• Bake in 400°F oven for 30 minutes. Broil for about 3 minutes or until topping is golden.