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Shepherds Piglet Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Juels / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago A spin on a traditional shepherd's pie. A great way to get your kids eating some veggies with their mashed potatoes. You can also shape this into a bunny head for Easter, a skull for Halloween, a pumpkin for Thanksgiving, etc. Prep:40m Cook:30m Servings:5	Juels
	a version of shepherds pie

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Ingredients

For mashed potatoes:

4 lbs potatoes (any kind)

1/4 cup of milk

2 tbsp soft butter

salt and pepper to taste

For filling:

2 carrots, shredded

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, minced

3 chicken thighs, boiled and meat pulled off the bone

1 cup frozen sweet peas,defrosted

salt, pepper and chicken seasoning to taste

vegetable oil for sauteeing

For decorations: 2 black peppercorns, a couple strips of sweet red pepper, 1 slice of bologna.

For topping:1 cup cheddar cheese,OR colby, shredded.

Directions

Make mashed potatoes. Peel, quarter and boil 4 lbs potatoes for about 20 min, or until soft. Drain water. Add 1/4 cup milk, 2 tbsp soft butter, salt and pepper to taste. Mash the potatoes. Do not add more liquid, as you will need to mold the potatoes.

While potatoes are cooking, boil 3 chicken thighs for about 20 min, or until no longer pink inside. Cool, pull the meat off the bones, discard the bones.

Make filling. Sautee onion and garlic in about 2 tbsp. of vegetable oil on medium heat for about 4 min, or until lightly caramelised. Add shredded carrots and cook for 4 more min, add more oil if neccesary. Stir in the chicken meat. Add salt, pepper and chicken seasoning to taste. Add sweet peas. Cook and stir for another minute.

To assemble, spoon 1/3 of your mashed potatoes onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Shape potatoes into a circle, forming slightly raised sides so it looks like a pie shell. Transfer the filling inside your circle. Spoon the rest of the mashed potatoes over top, reserving a little for the eyes, nose and ears. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula. Then shape eyes, nose and ears from your reserved potatoes.

Place peppercorns in the center of the eyes. Make a mouth using a couple of sweet red pepper strips. Top the nose with a slice of bologna.

Sprinkle with 1 cup cheddar cheese and bake in preheated 400F oven for about 20 min, or until the cheese is lightly browned.

I chose chicken for filling, because it's less greasy, but you can certainly use lean ground beef if you like. Just brown it till no longer pink and use beef seasonong instead.

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Comments

mystic_river1 1 year, 1 month ago said:
WOW! How neat is that! I love it..great kid's menu and they get so much fun out it. very high 5

jett2whit 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Great recipe!

lanacountry 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Wow Juels pretty and YUMMY..This lil girl
is a doll..55555 for you added to FFF group! :)

m11andrade 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Love this one. My kids are too big for it (or so they say), but it will put a smile on MY face!

brianna 1 year, 1 month ago said:
This is so great.I love this recipe. I'd be happy to eat this just shaped into a square.. '5' for sure

mark555 1 year ago said:
Forget the kids I go nuts for this stuff!

chefelaine 1 year ago said:
Really adorable, Julia, and HIGH FIVE! :+D

dmajor 1 year ago said:
Love this! High five for the great idea and recipe!

crainny 1 year ago said:
This is very creative! I think this will be my Thanksgiving dinner. We only have a couple of people for dinner, and that will be fun!

madmommy 1 year ago said:
Cute clever and creative!! LOVE this for my boy AND me! lol...Hey I like to have fun with my food too! lol :) ^^55555!

lunasea 1 year ago said:
What a whimsical and adorable way to serve shepherd's pie - I love it, Juels! Great photo, too...high 5 hon and thank youuuu! :) Vickie

momo_55grandma 1 year ago said:
Great recipe love it grandsons wiil too thanks

luisascatering 1 year ago said:
This reminds me of the little stuffed piggies I'm making next week for the cafe I bake for:

http://cafechocolada.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-little-piggy.html

I think your kids would love making these :-)

trigger 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Potatoes are my favorite root vegetable. I have them every day in one form or another.
How did I miss this wonderful recipe.
Five forks and extra points for presentation.

Michael

trigger 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
P.S. Please forward any potato recipes to me in the future.
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emie73 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Hi, hello.ur recipe is a nice idea for my kids.they love to eat mashed potatoes but i think they will enjoy more with your sheperds pie. thnks..fr. emily

capedread 11 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Ha ha love the shape ideas great recipe too -5

mis7up 10 months, 1 week ago said:
Totally cute!!!!!

gadandi 10 months ago said:
Hey, Juels! I have a 6-year-old grandson who will adore this. HOW CUTE!! Thank you.

maywest 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I love pigs and shepards pie is a old favorite. this is so cute i hope my fiends grandkids and mine will love it too. great way to get kids to eat veggies.ITHINK I WILL HAVE A STORY BOOK THEME PARTY>

imhungry 7 months, 2 weeks ago said:
My hubby loves shepards pie and I think the kiddos will give it a try if I can get to look as stinkin' cute as you did !!!

otterpond 3 months, 1 week ago said:
Too much food fun! How do you get it off the pan?

juels 3 months, 1 week ago said:
I just spray the tin foil lightly with spray oil, and it comes off quite well! Thanks for looking!

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