Shepards Pie

This is one of my Husbands favorite meals.  Ive never written it down before today. My friend Jason said he was looking for a decent Shepard's Pie recipe, so here it is.  This one is from my head, and Ive been making it like this for over 20 years. Enjoy!


Ingredients
Meat Layer:
1 pound of ground meat
1 onion, chopped
1 sweet pepper, chopped( red, yellow, green...it doesn't matter which one u use. I tend to use the yellow or orange for color)

3 cloves of Garlic, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire
1 and 1/2 T of Tomato paste
1 tsp each of Thyme, Rosemary and Paprika
1/2 tsp Fine ground pepper
1 tsp ground beef bullion plus half cup hot water. Mix together.

Potato Layer:
5-6 potatoes... scrubbed with warm water then cut into chunks for boiling. Can be peeled....I usually leave the peel on
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 tsp of salt and pepper
1 tsp of garlic powder
2 T real butter

Other: 
1 cup Finely grated yellow cheese
 2 cans of green beans
olive oil or olive oil spray


Preheat the oven at 350.
Boil the potatoes until tender, drain and mash with the salt, pepper and garlic, butter and broth. Using a beater...... whip the potatoes until nice and fluffy, with no chunks left.  Set aside.

Fry the meat with the Onion, Pepper and Garlic, until browned. Drain off grease.  Add Worcestershire,Thyme, Rosemary, Paprika, Tomato Paste and the Beef bullion. mix well.  Bring to a simmer and let cook for about 15 minutes or until most the liquid has boiled away.

Open the cans of green beans and rinse them in a colander. 

Lightly spray a casserole pan with an olive oil spray. Or grease the pan, lightly with Olive Oil.

Place the meat on the bottom. Layer with the green beans, then the potatoes.  Top with the cheese. Bake at 350 until the cheese is melted and starting and golden brown. About 35 minutes.