Shepard’s Pie

I have tried many different recipes and Saturday I made this one combined from many that I have used.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 (14.5 oz) can beans, drained
• 2 cups mashed potatoes
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded cheddar
  
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a medium baking dish (2 qt).
2. Place the beef and onion in a skillet over medium heat. Season with rosemary and basil. Cook until beef is evenly brown; drain grease. Mix in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and beans. Cook and stir until vegetables are heated through. Transfer to the baking dish.
3. Make mashed potatoes - just add water to instant potatoes (or mash some boiled potatoes) and the following ingredients: butter, cheeses, garlic, salt, oregano, and milk. Top beef and vegetables with the mashed potatoes.
4. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
   

To be honest Aaron didn't care for the rosemary. I like the flavor but not picking out the rosemary, and I don't want to eat them because I feel like I'm eating pine needles! so next time I'll leave it out. And I forgot to drain the tomatoes and it was runny and bubbled over the side (I had a 1 1/2 qt dish), so next time I'll remember to drain it. I usually use tomato soup, but I didn't have any, that's when I came up with this combination.