Preheat oven to 375F
Mix potatoes, cream cheese, garlic, and ½ of the shredded cheese together
Mix the mixed vegetables, gravy, and meat together
Put the vegetable, meat, gravy mixture into a 9″ square baking dish
Cover vegetable mixture with the mashed potato mixture
Take the remaining ¼ cup of shredded cheese and cover the potatoes
Bake uncover in the preheated oven for 20 minutes
Enjoy
SHEPHERD’S PIE SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS
POTATOES: You could also use red potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes. If you are in a hurry, you can also use instant mashed potatoes or pick up pre-made mashed potatoes from the store. If you enjoy sweet potatoes, you could even try making this with mashed sweet potatoes.
MEAT: You can also use ground lamb as your ground meat in this hearty dish. Another option is for when you have leftover pot roast. This is a great recipe to use it up!
VEGGIES: You can add mushrooms to the list of veggies if you’d like. You can also switch up the frozen veggie mix that you use or use fresh veggies if you prefer.
CHEESE: If you are a cheese lover, try adding shredded sharp cheddar cheese to the top of the mashed potatoes. You could even just try adding this to half of the dish.