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Easy Shepherds Pie with Leftover Roast is a perfect recipe for a weeknight meal, gathering family or to take and bless someone. Sharing a meal is important, but making it happen every day is hard. This make ahead meal with leftovers turns one meal in to 2. Its also a great thing to make a roast for your family and from the same ingredients and leftovers take a meal to others. #shepherdspie #roast #mealtotake #potluckmeal #mealsthatgather #mealstoshare
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Easy Shepherds Pie with Leftover Roast

Easy Shepherd's Pie is the perfect recipe with leftover roast. Or, intentionally double the meat and plan to make this to cover 2 meal later in the same week.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: meals to take, roast, shepherds pie, sunday dinner, sunday roast, take them a meal, weeknight meal
Servings: 6 -8 servings

Ingredients

  • 5 Cups au jus liquid from the roast
  • 1/2 Cup flour
  • 2-3 Cups chopped roast meat pork or beef, use leftovers from a meal with roast
  • 2 Cups carrots potatoes, onions from the roast, diced in chunks
  • 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
  • 4-5 red potatoes or 3 cups chunked baking potatoes
  • Stir-ins for mashed potatoes - or use 2 packages of instant mashed potatoes and mix according to package

Instructions

  • Cook roast as preferred – crockpot, dutch oven, grill. (I usually cook mine in a crockpot with onions, carrots, and peppers around it. I prepare it with 1 package Lipton Onion Soup and a canned coke. I cook it for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low)
  • Fill stock pot with water and salt to season.
  • Bring water to boil.
  • Dice potatoes for mashed potato topping.
  • Once the water comes to a boil, drop in potatoes.
  • Boil for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when checked with a fork.
  • Chop leftover meat and set aside in baking dish.
  • Dice and cube leftover potatoes, carrots and onions and place in baking dish with meat.
  • Drain au jus through a strainer to remove extra bits.
  • Pour au jus into skillet and heat to a boil.
  • Remove 1 Cup juice and place in mason jar or bowl.
  • Stir in flour.
  • Replace lid and shake or stir together with a fork to make a slurry. (Be careful so it doesn’t burst)
  • Pour through strainer in to boiling au jus in skillet.
  • Continue stirring until thickened.
  • Immediately remove from heat.
  • Stir in diced tomatoes with green chilies.
  • Pour over meat and vegetables.
  • Stir together in baking dish until all is combined.
  • Spread evenly in baking dish.
  • Drain boiled potatoes.
  • Mash potatoes with hand mixer or fork.
  • Add in butter, milk, cheese, salt & pepper, etc to make desired taste.
  • You will want thinner mashed potatoes to spread over top.
  • Top meat mixture with mashed potato mixture, spreading evenly across the top.
  • Store in refrigerator or freezer until ready to serve.
  • Unthaw completely if frozen.
  • Bake, covered with foil, for 30 minutes at 350.
  • Remove foil for last 5 minutes or until edges are bubbly.
  • Serve hot.
  • Great to mix with green beans or a side salad.

Notes

Not sure anyone actually ever has leftover roast, so when I plan to make this, I intentionally double the amount of meat we usually eat for a Sunday roast and then I automatically have leftovers and a 9x13 will feed our family for atleast 2 more meals.