The BEST Shepherd's Pie

A simple but perfect recipe for Shepherd's Pie with a layer of rich meaty gravy on the bottom topped with mashed potatoes and a little cheese.

One of my very good friends had major surgery last Tuesday – I’ll call her M in this story. She’s got some scary stuff going on right now and I’m so worried about her but if anyone can win a fight through sheer will and prayer, it’s her.

She is literally one of THE BEST people on this earth. Ask anyone who knows her and they will tell you the same. She and her husband are the most generous, humble, loving, gracious people I’ve ever known.

Husband and I have literally asked ourselves over the years why M and her husband love us so much and still remain such close friends with us because we’re so flawed and rowdy and generally messy in comparison. But they do! They love and like us anyway! God love ‘em!

Word got out that M was going to have this surgery so a few of us decided to throw some stuff together that might help her and her family while she recovers and battles this. Once folks figured out we were a way to get things to M, it was like a damn broke.

The outpouring of love and support was staggering to behold but it’s just a testament to what an amazing woman she is and how loved her family is.

I’m telling you all this to A) tell you how it is I came to make this Shepherd’s Pie and mostly because B) I’d like to ask to you pray for M. If you’re not the praying sort, just some good positive thoughts or healing juju sent her way would be appreciated too!

So, I wanted to make something for M and her family that they could just pop in the fridge then heat up sometime over the next few days to have for lunch (because that Meal Train is booked SOLID y’all) so I decided on a Shepherd’s Pie.

I got tickled when I dropped it off because their youngest is a total foodie and he was getting himself a taste before I even got out the kitchen good!

I can’t wait to find out if my recipe passed his taste test!
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