Heres the thing with shepherds pie: we dont eat it nearly enough. Shepherds pie is basically the excuse weve all been looking for to eat more mashed potatoes . Its just a layer of savory ingredients blanketed in our favorite spuds.

Considering how great mashed potatoes are , we would all benefit from more shepherds pie in our lives. Luckily, there are a lot of ways to make shepherds pie. Theres the classic recipe with ground meat, veggies and a layer of mashed potatoes on top. There are vegetarian versions with lentils, and very clever ones with sweet mashed potatoes. There are even shepherds pie recipes baked right into a portobello mushroom. Its time we try them all.