Recipe - Mexican Shepard Pie

2 pound Ground beef; lean
1 lg Onion; chopped
1 pack Taco seasoning mix; I use
Old El Paso
1 cup Medium salsa; I use Pace
Chunky
1 cn Corn; canned
10 md Potatoes;
peeled, cooked, mashed
1 Stick margarine
Salt and pepper; to taste
1/3 cup Milk
1 Block Cracker Barrel Extra
Sharp Cheese; Grated
Water amount called for by
taco seasoning

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x13 pan with Pam.

Peel and quarter 10 medium potatoes and place in salted water. Bring to a
boil and cook until fork tender. Drain off water. Place a stick of butter
in pot with potatoes and let melt. Season potatoes with salt and pepper to
taste. Beat potato mixture by hand or with mixer. Add 1/3 cup milk while
beating. Depending on texture of potatoes, it might take a little more or
less milk to get a creamy (but not runny) mixture. Set aside.

Put meat in large skillet on medium high. Season with a little salt and
pepper to taste. Chop large onion and add to meat while browning. When meat
and onion are cooked well, add taco seasoning mix and the amount of water
it calls for (the Old El Paso called for 1/3 cup). Turn meat mixture down
and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add corn and salsa and simmer for about 5
more minutes to blend flavors.

To begin assembling, place meat mixture evenly in the bottom of the 9x13
pan. Next, sprinkle just a little of the grated cheese evenly over the meat
mixture. Next, spread the mashed potatoes evenly over the meat mixture.
Then, sprinkle the bulk of the grated cheese over the potatoes. Place in
oven and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until cheese is fully melted and dish is
starting to turn golden brown and bubbly.

NOTES : Serve with rolls. This is a great one dish meal!

Recipe by: Sue Ergle

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by Susan Ergle whizbang@bellsouth.net on May
13, 1998