Fall into some comfort food: Shepard's Pie

Its been awhile since I have posted. Fall brings on a busy schedule between the return of school and gearing up for the holidays. My schedule went from minimal responsibilities to minimal free time and unfortunately that has impacted my blog and much of my cooking...

Recently, I forced myself to stop and Larry came by again for a modified NB. We had dinner instead and I made Shepard's Pie.

I like to use ground sausage as opposed to hamburger because I like the flavor better. Traditionally, this dish is cooked with ground lamb. Ive never tried it, but I do enjoy lamb, so keep an eye out, I may try that next!

1 lb ground sausage
2 cloves minced garlic
1 small onion diced
1 small green pepper diced
6-8 med potatoes, boiled & mashed
1-2 cups shredded yellow cheese
1 can (10.5oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 can (10.5oz) green beans, drained

Cook sausage, garlic, onion and green pepper until sausage is fully cooked. Drain and cover bottom of pie plate with the mixture. Top meat mixture evenly with green beans and then top evenly with soup. Over the soup spread the mashed potatoes. Cook, covered, in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Uncover pie and top with shredded cheese. Cook 5 more minutes. Serve.

Enjoy!