Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

• 500 g ground beef
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 (29 g) packets gravy mix
• 3-4 cups mashed potatoes
• 3 slices processed cheese

Directions

1. 1

   Soften onion and garlic with oil in frying pan.

2. 2

   Add ground beef and salt and pepper to taste.

3. 3

   When browned, prepare gravy mix according to package instructions using slightly less water than called for.

4. 4

   Add gravy to cooked ground beef making a thick mixture that will hold together yet is moist.

5. 5

   Place mixture in a greased rectangular baking dish.

6. 6

   Top with mashed potatoes, spread evenly over meat mixture, ensuring you seal to the edges of the baking dish or the gravy tends to bubble out.

7. 7

   Cut cheese slices in half on the diagonal and arrange over potato layer.

8. 8

   Sprinkle with paprika and bake in hot (375C) oven til layers are heated through and cheese is golden and bubbling.