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Ghostly Shepherd's Pie

Treat your little ghosts and goblins to a tummy-warming stew that looks them right in the eye!

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Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 55 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

1: lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef

1: medium onion, coarsely chopped (1/2 cup)

1: bag (12 oz) Green Giant® Valley Fresh Steamers™ frozen mixed vegetables

1: can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® organic diced tomatoes with Italian herbs, undrained

1: jar (12 oz) beef gravy

2 2/3: cups water

1/4: cup butter or margarine

1/4: teaspoon garlic powder

2/3: cup milk

2: cups Betty Crocker® Potato Buds® mashed potatoes (dry)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. In 12-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Set 12 peas (from frozen vegetables) aside for garnish. Add remaining frozen vegetables, tomatoes and gravy to beef mixture. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
2 Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat water, butter and garlic powder to boiling. Remove from heat; add milk. Stir in dry potatoes; blend well.
3 Spoon beef mixture into ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) or oval (2 1/2-quart) glass baking dish. With large spoon, make 6 mounds of potato mixture on top of beef mixture to look like ghosts. Place 2 reserved peas on each mound to look like eyes. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until potatoes are set and mixture is hot.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

The early Celts believed you could drive away the ghosts that came out on Halloween by lighting lanterns or candles. Why not keep these little ghosts at bay by lighting candles at the dinner table?

Serve bowls of delicious, saucy "pie" with cut-up veggies and dip and warm-from-the-oven breadsticks.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 390
Calories from Fat: 160),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 18g; 18%
(Saturated Fat 9g, 9% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 70mg; 70%;
Sodium: 630mg; 630%;
Total Carbohydrate: 36g; 36%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 7g 7% ),
Protein: 20g; 20%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 30%;
Vitamin C: 15%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

2 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 10/22/2010 10:13:43 AM REPORT ABUSE LoveHalloween34 said:

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Ive been making this for my husband & I for almost 5 years (no children hahaha). I cant wait to make this again this year. I do agree with some of the other comments its a lil too much tomatoes, but overall i love this recipe.

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Posted 9/18/2010 7:54:10 PM REPORT ABUSE hersheysquirts said:

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Well first of all I didnt make the ghosts on top. I just covered the top with the mashed potatoes. Some of the other reviews were right about the can of tomatoes. It can be kinda runny, maybe just a half can is enough......other than that it was pretty good, just add your own seasoning to taste cause it's kinda bland with out some salt and/or pepper.

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Posted 8/4/2009 12:33:38 PM REPORT ABUSE MommaJAG said:

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I use only a 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes. The only veg my kids don't like is onion so I leave those out and add 1 Tbsp of dried minced onion with the garlic powder. I love that we started a Halloween tradition with this recipe. We never know how many people might stop by throughout the night and this is very easy to reheat an individual serving in the microwave. Since the oven is already hot I also make HUGE fresh crab legs. It is a once a year extravagance and those legs are a perfect creepy addition for anyone who does not want to sit down and eat a bowl of Ghost Pie.

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