Italian Shepherd's Pie, also known as Italian Pâté Chinois, is a unique and delectable casserole dish that seamlessly blends the flavors of two beloved cuisines. This hearty and comforting dish draws inspiration from both Italian and French-Canadian traditions, resulting in a flavorful combination of ground beef, vegetables, and a rich tomato sauce, all topped with a layer of creamy mashed potatoes. Whether you're looking for a weeknight meal or a crowd-pleasing dish for special occasions, Italian Shepherd's Pie is sure to satisfy your cravings with its delightful flavors and textures.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE (ITALIAN PATE CHINOIS)
Pate chinois is a French-Canadian specialty and this has a different twist - it uses ground veal and hot italian sausages. It is sooooo good! Got this recipe in a French magazine - will try to translate as best as I can!
Provided by Redsie
Categories Veal
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven 375°F.
- Cook the potatoes in salted water until they are cooked. Drain them. Mash them with the oil or butter and season them with salt and pepper (or use your favorite mashed potatoes recipe!). Put aside.
- Take the sausages out of their casing and mix with the ground veal.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the peppers and the onions and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add salt and pepper and oregano. Put in a bowl.
- Put back the frying pan on the stove and cook the veal and sausage meat until cooked. Drain the fat out of the pan.
- Put the meat at the bottom of a rectangular pan sprayed with Pam. Put the bell peppers and onion on top of the meat and, lastly, the mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with the Italian breadcrumbs.
- Put in oven for 40 minutes.
THE ITALIAN IRISHMAN'S PIE
This is a recipe my Irish aunt gave me. Her husband is Italian, and she developed this recipe to blend things they both like. It is a variation of Shepherd's Pie. For richer flavor, substitute beef broth for water in gravy.
Provided by NikkHoff
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir Italian sausage until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to prepared casserole dish. Drain drippings and reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in the skillet.
- Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir apple and onion slices until tender, about 8 minutes. Place apple and onion in casserole dish with sausage.
- Lightly stir sausage, apple, and onion together; season with salt, black pepper, and oregano.
- Brown flour in reserved drippings in skillet over medium heat. Whisk water into flour until thick gravy forms, about 3 minutes.
- Pour gravy over sausage mixture in the casserole dish; spread mashed potatoes over the top with a spoon, creating peaks. Lightly brush mashed potatoes with 1 tablespoon melted margarine.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the potatoes are lightly browned and the sausage mixture is bubbling, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 373.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30.5 g, Cholesterol 31.8 mg, Fat 22.5 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 1011.6 mg, Sugar 7.9 g
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE
For a stick-to-your-ribs main dish that's deliciously different, give this pie a try! The Italian sausage goes so well with mashed potatoes, and both get a new twist served in a crust and cut into wedges. My family is always glad to see me preparing this dish. -Cindy Gage, Blair, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h10m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and remove foil; set aside. Reduce heat to 350°. , In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain well on paper towels. Place cottage cheese and egg in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in potatoes, sour cream, oregano, salt and pepper., Place sausage in pastry shell; top with potato mixture. Drizzle with butter. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand until melted. Garnish with tomatoes tossed with minced parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 353 calories, Fat 23g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 81mg cholesterol, Sodium 743mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 15g protein.
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE
While not traditional, I really like this version of Shepherd's Pie. Ketchup or HP sauce are excellent condiments for this recipe. You can substitute pretty much any veggie you like for the green pepper - peas and corn are my personal favorites - 1 cup would probably be enough.
Provided by Minxkat1
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Brown ground beef in large frying pan, drain grease.
- Add 1 Tbsp oil to pan, return beef to pan, add onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and dried red pepper flakes.
- Fry until onion is softened.
- Stir in drained tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp each salt and sugar and 1/2 tsp pepper.
- Break up tomatoes with a fork.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often for about 15 minutes, or until most of liquid has evaporated.
- Meanwhile cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain potatoes.
- Add butter, milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Beat potatoes on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Then beat in egg.
- Fold in 1/4 cup Parmesan.
- Meanwhile seed, core green pepper and cut into 1/4 inch pieces.
- Stir into cooked meat mixture.
- Turn into a 9" square baking dish.
- Spread potato mixture evenly on top of meat mixture.
- Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
- Bake right away, or cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 2 days before baking.
- Bake in the center of preheated 350 F oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until potatoes are golden tipped.
- If casserole has been refrigerated it may require an extra 15 minutes baking time.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 566.5, Fat 24.9, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 125.2, Sodium 633.7, Carbohydrate 55.1, Fiber 8, Sugar 8.3, Protein 31.7
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIES
Made in individual baking cups, these hearty little pies have biscuit-like tops and a saucy filling. You can also prepare the mixture in a 1-1/2-quart casserole dish.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the marinara sauce, salt and pepper; cook and stir for 8-10 minutes or until thickened. Spoon into four 8-oz. ramekins or custard cups; set aside., In a small bowl, combine the flour, cheese, baking powder, salt and Italian seasoning. Stir in milk and butter just until moistened. Spoon dough over meat mixture; place ramekins on a baking sheet., Bake at 450° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked pies. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 400°. Place pies on a baking sheet; cover edges loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 542 calories, Fat 27g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 107mg cholesterol, Sodium 976mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 29g protein.
FRENCH CANADIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE
A staple in every french canadian household, named "Pate chinois" in french, which could be translated by "Chinese pie". It is said that in the early 18th century, there was a lot of chinese people coming to Canada to work on the train tracks and the food served on the building sites were mainly made with corn, beef and potatoes, the main ingredients of the "Pate chinois".
Provided by xgasoline
Time 1h
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5.
- Boil the potatoes in a pot until they are soft, about 12-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet and brown the onions for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the beef mince to the onions and season well with the salt and the pepper. Cook for an additional 10 minutes or until the mince has a nice brown color.
- When the potatoes are cooked, drain them, add the butter, the milk and mash them. Add salt and pepper to your taste.
- In a baking dish, put the beef and onions in the bottom first, then top it wih the cream corn and finally, with the mashed potatoes.
- Sprinkle the parsley flakes and the paprika on the top and put it in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Broil for an additionnal 5 minutes or until the mashed potatoes have a nice golden crust.
- Serve with a lot of ketchup, as that is the way people eat it in Canada.
ITALIAN-STYLE SHEPHERD'S PIE
Garlic mashed potatoes add Italian flair to a homespun steak and veggie casserole.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 2-quart casserole or 11x7-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion and carrots to skillet; sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is brown.
- Stir in mushrooms and pasta sauce. Heat to boiling. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread in casserole.
- Make potatoes as directed on pouch using water, milk and butter. Spoon into 8 mounds around edge of hot beef mixture. Sprinkle cheese over all.
- Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly and potatoes are light golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 5 g, Protein 38 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (1 1/2 cups), Sodium 1350 mg, Sugar 14 g, TransFat 1/2 g
Tips:
- Mise en place: Before you start cooking, make sure you have all of your ingredients and equipment ready to go. This will help you stay organized and avoid any scrambling.
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: The quality of your ingredients will have a big impact on the final dish. Use fresh vegetables, herbs, and meat, and choose high-quality cheese and pasta.
- Don't overcook the pasta: Pasta should be cooked al dente, or "to the tooth." This means that it should be slightly firm to the bite.
- Use a variety of textures: A good shepherd's pie should have a variety of textures, from the soft and creamy filling to the crispy crust. To achieve this, use a combination of ingredients with different textures, such as cooked pasta, ground meat, vegetables, and cheese.
- Don't be afraid to experiment: There are many different ways to make shepherd's pie. Feel free to experiment with different ingredients and flavors to create your own unique dish.
Conclusion:
Italian Shepherd's Pie is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It's a great way to use up leftover pasta and vegetables, and it's also a hearty and satisfying meal that's perfect for a cold winter night. With so many different variations to choose from, there's sure to be a Shepherd's Pie recipe that everyone will love.
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