Warming Shepherd’s Pie

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Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups instant mashed potato buds
• 1 2/3 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (12-ounce) jar beef gravy
• 1 (10-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables, thawed and drained
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 2/3 cups milk

Directions

• 1
  Preheat broiler. Prepare 4 servings of mashed potatoes according to package directions using milk, butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt; set aside.
• 2
  Cook ground beef in medium broiler-proof skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to separate meat, until browned and crumbly. Drain skillet drippings.
• 3
  Sprinkle ground beef with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Add beef gravy and mixed vegetables to meat; stir well. Cook meat mixture over medium-low heat until hot, about 5 minutes.
• 4
  Spoon the mashed potatoes in a ring around outside edge of skillet, leaving 3-inch circle in center. Sprinkle grated Parmesan evenly over mashed potatoes.
• 5
  Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat until Parmesan is golden, about 3 minutes.