The Perfected Shepherds Pie

Here are some of our favorite versions of shepherd's pie. This is one dish that's easy to customize to your tastes and also really fun to experiment with!

Lamb Shepherd’s Pie

Though we think of a shepherd’s pie as having any meaty filling, lamb is the traditional meat of choice for the English – a dish with a beef-based filling is referred to as cottage pie. Valerie Bertinelli’s take on the dish adds an herbaceous quality by infusing the saucy filling with bay leaf, mint and sage.

Beef and Lamb Shepherd’s Pie

Combine the two traditional meaty bases with a filling that’s half-beef, half-lamb and all amazing. The filling is cooked with a healthy dose of Irish stout because (as we’ve mentioned in the past) beer belongs in your food as much as it does in your glass.

Some of our other favorite variations on this classic dish include potatoes and vegetable shepherd's pie, which also features Pepper Jack cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream. There's also light shepherd's pie, which substitutes lean ground turkey or beef. For a really new twist on the beloved dish, however, we recommend adding a little chorizo, which is a spicy sausage that definitely adds a whole lot of flavor!

Article & Photo Source: Food Network