Sheperd's Pie

Comfort food is just the thing I need when I have a long hard day.  Sheperd's pie is warm and full of flavor!!! 

• 1- 1.5 lb of ground low fat beef
• 3 baking potatoes
• about 2 cups of frozen mixed veggies.
• 3-4 Tbls of flour
• one medium onion-diced
• one clove of garlic-minced
• 2.5 cups of beef broth
• thyme, rosemary, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper to flavor the beef
• 1 tbls of butter
• milk, butter and sour cream for mashed pototoes
• 1/2-1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1. Peel and cube potatoes and boil in salty water for about 20 minutes to make mashed potatoes.
2. In a pan, cook beef with the onion and garlic.  Season with a dash of thyme, rosemary, paprika, garlic powder and salt and pepper.
3. With a slotted spoon transfer the beef into a large baking dish, spread it out and cover the bottom of the dish, leaving the excess beef fat in the pan.
4. Spread frozen veggies atop the beef.
5. In pan, there should be a very little bit of fat left from the "low" fat beef.  Add the butter and melt, then pour in 2 cups of the beef broth, simmer and reduce for about 3 minutes, you might want to add some more seasoning.
6. In the meantime, in a cup, add flour and about half a cup of broth.  Stir until smooth... it should be thinner than pancake batter, but still thick.
7.  Turn off the heat to the simmering, beef broth and slowly wisk in the flour mixure.  You are making gravy... you WILL NOT need all the flour mixture.  You just want the sauce to thicken into a gravy.
8.  Pour your gravy over the beef and veggies.
9.  Drain potatoes and mash with milk, butter, sour cream... season as desired.
10. Spread mashed potatoes on top and sprinkle with cheese. 
11. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes or until it is heated all the way through.