New Zealand Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 500 g lean ground beef
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 420 g pasta sauce
• 500 ml water
• 10 button mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 zucchini, finely diced
• 3 cups mashed potatoes

Directions

1. 1

   Brown the mince and garlic in the oil in a hot pan, breaking the mince up into small pieces with wooden spoon or potato masher.

2. 2

   Add chopped veges, pasta sauce and water, stirring after each addition.

3. 3

   Bring to a simmer and half cover pot. Cook 10-15 mins or until most of liquid evaporated and veges are soft to touch.

4. 4

   Spoon mixture into casserole dish and top with mashed potato (you can pipe it or just pile it on and smooth out the top).

5. 5

   Bake at 180°C for about 15 minutes or until top is golden.

6. 6

   Suggestions: I add grated cheese, milk and a pinch of green herb seasoning to the potato before mashing, then fill a plastic bag, cut the corner off and pipe it in a nice pattern over the top.