How to Prepare Favorite Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, tex-mex shepherd's pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook tex-mex shepherd's pie using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie:

1. Get lbs. Lean ground beef
2. Take pkgs Taco seasoning
3. Prepare Small amount of flour or cornstarch
4. Make ready sm. Bag potatoes; cooked & mashed (or can you use instant)
5. Make ready Lrg. Can corn, drained
6. Take Lrg. Can green beans, drained
7. Prepare med. Can diced tomatoes, drained
8. Make ready med. Onion, chopped (optional)
9. Take Velveeta cheese slices (or block if you prefer cutting your own)

Instructions to make Tex-Mex Shepherd's Pie:

1. Peel, cook, and mash your potatoes as you normally would. Set aside.
2. Brown your ground beef, drain, and add taco seasoning according to package instructions.
3. Once your ground beef is done, add in just a little flour or cornstarch to slightly thicken the sauce, careful to avoid lumps.
4. Add in your drained vegetables one can at a time, stirring to distribute them evenly.
5. Pour into 13"x9" casserole dish plus an extra 9"x9" casserole dish, pressing it down and spreading evenly across the bottom.
6. Layer your Velveeta slices across the top of the meat & veggie mixture. Go as cheesy as you want with it. I personally like mine really cheesy! 😉
7. Get your oven preheating to 400°. Start layering on those mashed taters! Spread them evenly across the top of everything, layer them as thick as you want, so long as you have enough for both casserole dishes.
8. Pop them in the oven for about 45 mins until bubbly and heated all the way through.
9. Optional: broil the last few minutes to form a golden brown crusty layer to your mashed potatoes…we were starving so we didn't bother with this step this go around LOL!
10. Scoop it out into bowls and enjoy!!!

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