Hearty Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 can peas, drained
• 1 can cream of celery soup
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup water
• 5 cups soft mashed potatoes, real or instant
• paprika

Directions

1. 1

   Heat olive oil in frying pan.

2. 2

   Add onion and celery and saute for 3 minutes.

3. 3

   Add ground beef and cook until brown.

4. 4

   Drain, if necessary.

5. 5

   Add peas and toss gently.

6. 6

   In a bowl, combine the two cans of soup, worcestershire sauce, onion soup mix, pepper, milk and water.

7. 7

   Whisk until well-mixed.

8. 8

   (Should be the consistency of gravy.) Add soup mixture to beef mixture and stir well.

9. 9

   Pour beef mixture into greased 13x9x2 pan.

10. 10

    Gently spoon (or pipe) mashed potatoes over all.

11. 11

    Sprinkle lightly with paprika.

12. 12

    Bake at 350F for 45-60 minutes, or until potatoes are lightly browned and beef mixture is bubbly.