Guinness Shepherd's Pie

First, let me tell you, this is NOT my recipe!

I 100% snagged it from TheHungryHouseWife via Pinterest (god I love that place!)

It was a huge success!

My only stinking snafu for the entire process was trying to only buy 2 bottles of Guinness, it's impossible!

I'm not a big fan of drinking it because it's so filling that it is similar to eating an entire loaf of bread but I adore the flavor and like to cook with it...

Anyway, for future reference Food City sells 4 packs not just 6 packs!

Our teeny tiny little kitchen may have been a bit overwhelmed last night and I may not have followed the recipe exactly, not wanting to dirty any more dishes than I had to, but it was worth it!

Brown 1.5 lb ground beef (I used ground turkey)

Boiling 3 pounds of potatoes (I used russet)

Here's where I started to defer...

Add 1 bottle Guinness to drained meat

I let it cook down (as directed)

but then I added the onion and the vegetables to the same pot instead of dirtying another

Make 2 brown gravy packets as directed using half water and half beer

Cook until thickened and add to meat/vegetable mixture

Mashed potatoes with 1 stick of butter and 1/2 cup milk

Salt and pepper to taste

Layer the vegetables, then meat (or in my case, just the one) on the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish

Spoon potatoes over mixture and top with 2 cups shredded cheddar

Bake at 350 until cheese it bubbly

Voila! Delicious dinner that everyone loved!