Italian Shepherd's Pie, also known as Italian Pâté Chinois, is a hearty and comforting dish that combines two culinary traditions: the classic British shepherd's pie and the French-Canadian pâté chinois. This unique casserole features layers of seasoned ground beef, a savory tomato sauce, and a creamy polenta filling, all topped with a golden-brown crust of grated Parmesan cheese.
This article offers two variations of this delectable dish: the traditional Italian Shepherd's Pie and a vegetarian alternative. The traditional recipe includes succulent ground beef, aromatic vegetables, and a rich tomato sauce, while the vegetarian version replaces the beef with a flavorful combination of mushrooms, lentils, and vegetables. Both variations are enveloped in a creamy polenta layer and crowned with a crispy Parmesan crust.
In addition to the main recipes, this article also includes a recipe for a classic tomato sauce, a step-by-step guide to making creamy polenta, and a section dedicated to polenta variations, offering exciting twists on this versatile dish. With its detailed instructions, helpful tips, and mouthwatering photographs, this article provides everything you need to create this delectable dish in your own kitchen.
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE (ITALIAN PATE CHINOIS)
Pate chinois is a French-Canadian specialty and this has a different twist - it uses ground veal and hot italian sausages. It is sooooo good! Got this recipe in a French magazine - will try to translate as best as I can!
Provided by Redsie
Categories Veal
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven 375°F.
- Cook the potatoes in salted water until they are cooked. Drain them. Mash them with the oil or butter and season them with salt and pepper (or use your favorite mashed potatoes recipe!). Put aside.
- Take the sausages out of their casing and mix with the ground veal.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add the peppers and the onions and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add salt and pepper and oregano. Put in a bowl.
- Put back the frying pan on the stove and cook the veal and sausage meat until cooked. Drain the fat out of the pan.
- Put the meat at the bottom of a rectangular pan sprayed with Pam. Put the bell peppers and onion on top of the meat and, lastly, the mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with the Italian breadcrumbs.
- Put in oven for 40 minutes.
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE
Make and share this Italian Shepherd's Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Maine-iac
Categories Pork
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large skillet, cook onion and garlic until soft.
- Add sausage and cook until browned, then drain.
- Stir in tomatoes, eggs, oregano, caraway seeds, and 1 cup cheese.
- Mix well, and spoon mixture into unbaked pie shell.
- Mix potatoes with ½ cup cheese.
- Spoon or pipe potato mixture around outer edges of pie.
- Sprinkle with paprika, and place pie on baking sheet.
- Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until set.
- Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
- Can be prepared ahead of time, bake when ready.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 917.9, Fat 57.2, SaturatedFat 22.9, Cholesterol 311.8, Sodium 1197.2, Carbohydrate 49.1, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 7.4, Protein 50.8
ITALIAN-STYLE SHEPHERD'S PIE
Garlic mashed potatoes add Italian flair to a homespun steak and veggie casserole.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 50m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 2-quart casserole or 11x7-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion and carrots to skillet; sprinkle with seasoned salt and pepper. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is brown.
- Stir in mushrooms and pasta sauce. Heat to boiling. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spread in casserole.
- Make potatoes as directed on pouch using water, milk and butter. Spoon into 8 mounds around edge of hot beef mixture. Sprinkle cheese over all.
- Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly and potatoes are light golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 5 g, Protein 38 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (1 1/2 cups), Sodium 1350 mg, Sugar 14 g, TransFat 1/2 g
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE
This Shepherd's Pie has a little Italian influence with Italian sausage, tomatoes and parmesan cheese. It's one of our favorite dishes and there are never any leftovers.
Provided by AuntMare
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place ground beef and sausage in a medium skillet.
- Cook until beef looses its pink color.
- Add tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and vinegar. Simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes.
- Stir in peas, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, boil potatoes in water to cover until tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain and transfer to large mixing bowl.
- Beat in milk, cheese, butter and salt. Continue beating until smooth.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spoon meat mixture into 2 quart shallow casserole.
- Spoon potato mixture on top and spread evenly to edge.
- Bake until golden and bubbling, about 30 minutes.
- Let stand 10 minute before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 580.1, Fat 33.3, SaturatedFat 16.2, Cholesterol 112.8, Sodium 1706.5, Carbohydrate 38.7, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 6, Protein 32.2
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE
While not traditional, I really like this version of Shepherd's Pie. Ketchup or HP sauce are excellent condiments for this recipe. You can substitute pretty much any veggie you like for the green pepper - peas and corn are my personal favorites - 1 cup would probably be enough.
Provided by Minxkat1
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Brown ground beef in large frying pan, drain grease.
- Add 1 Tbsp oil to pan, return beef to pan, add onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and dried red pepper flakes.
- Fry until onion is softened.
- Stir in drained tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp each salt and sugar and 1/2 tsp pepper.
- Break up tomatoes with a fork.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often for about 15 minutes, or until most of liquid has evaporated.
- Meanwhile cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain potatoes.
- Add butter, milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Beat potatoes on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Then beat in egg.
- Fold in 1/4 cup Parmesan.
- Meanwhile seed, core green pepper and cut into 1/4 inch pieces.
- Stir into cooked meat mixture.
- Turn into a 9" square baking dish.
- Spread potato mixture evenly on top of meat mixture.
- Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan.
- Bake right away, or cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 2 days before baking.
- Bake in the center of preheated 350 F oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until potatoes are golden tipped.
- If casserole has been refrigerated it may require an extra 15 minutes baking time.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 566.5, Fat 24.9, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 125.2, Sodium 633.7, Carbohydrate 55.1, Fiber 8, Sugar 8.3, Protein 31.7
SHEPHERD'S PIE (PATE CHINOIS)
This is the my family's French Canadian version of Shepherds pie, which we call Pate Chinois. It's easy to make, cheap and very delicious. Serve with a nice loaf of crusty bread.
Provided by Nat Da Brat
Categories Potato
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Boil potatoes.
- Mash potatoes, add a little butter and milk, (a little lumpy and not too creamy) salt and pepper.
- Brown ground beef (drain if necessary), add mushrooms and onion and cook till a bit tender.
- Sprinkle a little soya sauce on ground beef mixture (about 1-2 tblsp), and pepper.
- Put ground beef in bottom of roasting pan.
- Then the cream corn.
- Next the can of kernel corn.
- Finally the mashed potatoes.
- Brush the top with a little melted butter Bake at 375 for about an hour, or until the potatoes are golden brown.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with parsley.
- I like to put a little soya on my serving.
SHEPHERD'S PIE QUEBEC-STYLE (PATE CHINOIS)
Very easy (only three ingredients!). Ingredient amounts are approximately -- it doesn't really matter how much you use, it will still turn out fine.
Provided by Barefoot Beachcomber
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 35m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Brown ground beef.
- Place in casserole dish.
- Pour creamed corn on top.
- Top with mashed potatoes.
- Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 547.4, Fat 13.6, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 77.9, Sodium 1395.9, Carbohydrate 80.6, Fiber 6, Sugar 11, Protein 30.9
ITALIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE
For a stick-to-your-ribs main dish that's deliciously different, give this pie a try! The Italian sausage goes so well with mashed potatoes, and both get a new twist served in a crust and cut into wedges. My family is always glad to see me preparing this dish. -Cindy Gage, Blair, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h10m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and remove foil; set aside. Reduce heat to 350°. , In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain well on paper towels. Place cottage cheese and egg in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in potatoes, sour cream, oregano, salt and pepper., Place sausage in pastry shell; top with potato mixture. Drizzle with butter. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Sprinkle with cheese; let stand until melted. Garnish with tomatoes tossed with minced parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 353 calories, Fat 23g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 81mg cholesterol, Sodium 743mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 15g protein.
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, use ground lamb or a mixture of ground beef and lamb.
- If you don't have any leftover cooked vegetables, you can use a package of frozen mixed vegetables.
- To make the dish ahead of time, assemble it and bake it up to the point of adding the cheese. Then, cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. When ready to serve, bring the shepherd's pie to room temperature and then bake it according to the recipe instructions.
- Serve the shepherd's pie with a side of crusty bread or mashed potatoes.
Conclusion:
Italian Shepherd's Pie, also known as Italian Pâté Chinois, is a hearty and comforting dish that is perfect for a cold winter night. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own preferences. Whether you like your shepherd's pie with ground beef, lamb, or a mixture of both, or with a variety of vegetables, there is a recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a delicious and satisfying meal, give Italian Shepherd's Pie a try.
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