Slow Cooker Shepherd’s Pie: Food Storage Recipes

Posted by Crystal-Everyday Food Storage on Sunday, January 25, 2009 · View Comments

Oh how I love my slow cooker! Nothing makes getting dinner ready any easier then starting it in the morning and forgetting about it until dinner time! (Not to mention it fills your house with great aromas!) The other plus to using a slow cooker is the food storage you’ll use! A lot of slow cooker recipes call for canned vegetables, canned condensed soups (which you can make from magic mix, click here for more info), mashed potatoes, and so on. So now we’re officially killing three stones at once! We’re making dinner for our families, using our food storage, and getting something else done in the time that it would normally take you to get dinner ready. I especially use slow cooker meals on days when a) I know I won’t be home in the afternoon/evening due to doctors appointments or other meetings b) have a really busy day ahead of me or c) don’t feel like cooking and cleaning up a huge mess for dinner! (Yes, sometimes I do feel that way! ) Anyway, I’m sure you’re already sold on slow cookers so on to the recipe!… This recipe comes from my FAVORITE slow cooker cookbook. I’m sure you’ve heard of it and if you haven’t click HERE to learn more about it…

101 Things to do with a Slow Cooker. It’s written by the same girl who did 101 things to do with a Cake Mix (also one of my favorites!). All of her recipes are “throw-and-go”, super easy, use a lot of food storage, and her cookbooks are CHEAP! (Plus, did I mention she has tips for how to make any recipe work in a slow cooker?!) I highly recommend getting the slow cooker recipe book if you’re serious about incorporating your slow cooker more in your resolution of getting meals on the table.

Shepherd’s Pie
1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained (I always cook all my ground beef as soon as I bring it home from the store and then store it in 1 lb. bags making dinners like this one even easier!)
1 can Condensed Tomato soup
1 can Corn, Drained
1 can Green Beans, Drained
2 C. Instant Mashed Potatoes, prepared (use either left over mashed potatoes or you can use potato pearls or flakes from your food storage)
2 C. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 t. Dried Basil In a separate bowl, combine beef, tomato soup, corn, beans, and basil. Pour mixture in the bottom of a greased 3 1/2 to 5-quart slow cooker. Spread mashed potatoes on top. cover and cook on low heat 5-6 hours. The last hour of cooking ,sprinkle cheese on top of potatoes.
Makes 4-6 servings.

Serve with wheat rolls. (And that I did! This post is getting long so I’ll put my trick for making home made rolls EASY on Wednesday!)

Don’t forget to head over to Food Storage Made Easy to see the list they compiled of helpful storage tips for small spaces. You won’t be dissapointed!

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townsendcountry

I am wondering what you cook your 10lbs of ground beef at once in, and it is hard to break up, etc. This sounds like a great idea since the only recipes I use that require the ground beef to be raw is meatballs and meatloaf, which is not something we eat weekly. Thanks for the great articles!
eatfoodstorage

I break it up and cook it in a skillet-then drain off fat and cool. Freeze.
K arla

ok can you double this recipe, cook for 8 hours and add the cheesethe last hour? We have a family of 6 and if the elders come over....
boysmum2

Have just found your site and I can see a whole weekend being taken up reading all you have to say with your fellow team members about food storage.
the Sheperds Pie sounds yum, will have to try this one out sometime soon on the family
Julie

Just wanted to share my success with this dish! I am entering a whole new mindset because of your great site.

I went into my food storage for instant mashed potatoes and even used powdered milk in them. It was a breakthrough to realize I didn't need to use any of my perishable foods for a dish like this.

Looking forward to eating it tonight -- shepherd's pie is a favorite.
Janet Eyring

Hi! I am the co-author with Stephanie. Thanks for giving a nod to the cookbook. It's a real time and money saver. I am currently the "Living on Less" contributor for KSL TV's daytime show "Studio 5 I take the weekly Maceys grocery ads, find the deals and give recipes for the week. The segment is on the air every Wed. at 11 a.m. (in Utah). I post the recipes on my recipe blog: slowcooker101.blogspot.com. And Jean-Marie in your ward grew up with my husband, and I just love her!
Jennifer Stewart

I made it! Yum! I even ate seconds, which I normally don't do. I would recommend adding a little minced onion to it also. Thanks! It made for a great FHE meal!
pam

Thanks for sharing, I love to use my slow cooker on Sundays, have it cooking while I'm at church and then come home and dinner is done, and on those crazy days too.
Bridgette

This is perfect! I have a container of leftover mashed potatoes in the fridge and I didn't know what to do with them! Plus, my husband has the day off tomorrow and this is ABSOLUTELY something my husband can put together (after I set everything out :). THanks!!
Stephanie Ashcraft

Thank you for mentioning my cookbooks on your blog! I'm glad to hear that people love and use them as much as I do! I actually have a link to your fun with food storage site on my Savvy Savings Tucson blog. Way to go inspire so many of us! Thank you for all you do! Keep up the great work. I wish you the best!!!
Kati Carbonneau

I love using my crockpot and having dinner all put together WAY before dinner time.
Stephanie Ashcraft is in my ward and she is also a super money saver and has a blog for local Tucson savings (some apply to everyone because they are online) and her cook book website has sample recipes on it too! www.101things.biz/
I love her cookbooks, they make GREAT AFORDABLE and PRACTICAL gifts!
I wouldn't say it if I didn't really appreciate the books myself!
Jodi

YAY! I LOVE LOVE LOVE crockpot meals. I am so excited for this series. I can't wait to see all your amazing ideas.
Lindsay

Thank you!
Jennifer Stewart

Thanks! I'm making this for dinner! Yummmm!
Hilary

When I pre-cook my ground beef and put it in ziplocs I feel like it kind of gets a plastic-y taste. Even though I let it cool thoroughly before I pack it.
It could just be this pregnancy but I wonder if you've ever had that problem.
karen

I was really good friends with Janet Eyring in high school!!!! It is so fun to see that others love her cookbooks too!!! I'm so glad that you are helping get her name out! GO Janet!!!!
Chelsea

How long does your cooked meat last in the freezer? I've stored it cooked before but never cooked tons of it first because I don't know if it will still be ok?
Jenny

Oh, how I love your website. I check it everyother day and am never dissappointed! I'll bet SO many people appreciate your site and you don't even know it. :)
mommykris

I cook my meat and store it to! I love shepards pie, but never thought about making it in a slow cooker. A fun subistute my family likes is instead of Tomato soup we use Manwich. YUMMMY!
TracyinSC

LOVE cooking meat as soon as I get it home and throwing in the freezer for later. That one thing has made my dinner-making life SO much easier.

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Slow Cooker Shepherd’s Pie: Food Storage Recipes

Don’t forget to head over to Food Storage Made Easy to see the list they compiled of helpful storage tips for small spaces. You won’t be dissapointed!

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