Shepherds Pie - vegetable oil

Method

• Soften onion and garlic with oil in frying pan.
• Add ground beef and salt and pepper to taste.
• When browned, prepare gravy mix according to package instructions using slightly less water than called for.
• Add gravy to cooked ground beef making a thick mixture that will hold together yet is moist.
• Place mixture in a greased rectangular baking dish.
• Top with mashed potatoes, spread evenly over meat mixture, ensuring you seal to the edges of the baking dish or the gravy tends to bubble out.
• Cut cheese slices in half on the diagonal and arrange over potato layer.
• Sprinkle with paprika and bake in hot (375C) oven til layers are heated through and cheese is golden and bubbling.