Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato

I'm pretty broke so I didn't want to go to the grocery store... plus I'm pretty lazy. However, I was lucky enough to have all the ingredients for Shepherd's Pie... sort of. I only had sweet potato, not normal potatoes. But sweet potato being my new found love, I didn't see why it wouldn't work for a Shepherd's Pie.

My dad has always made Shepherd's Pie for the family. And a good Shepherd's Pie at that. His recipe is very simple and delicious, but I jazzed it up a bit because I was feeling fancy.

I don't have measurements because I buy meat in bulk and then freeze it in different portion sizes. Then I guess for the rest of the ingredients depending on how much meat I'm using. Any questions on how much of what to put in it though, I'd be happy to hazard a guess!

Ingredients:
for the meat part...
ground beef
onions
garlic
BBQ Sauce (this is me being fancy)
Oregano
S & P

for the potatoes...

sweet potatoes (or normal potatoes if you have them)
milk

butter

S & P

garlic (this is me being fancy)

extra...

frozen corn

cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Fry up ground beef in a pan. While the beef is frying, dice up onions and garlic. Also chop up potatoes and put into a pot of water. Bring to a boil.

3. When cooked, drain the grease from the ground beef. Add the onions, garlic, oregano, s & p, and BBQ to the meat. Mix around. 

4. When the potatoes have cooked, drain and mash. Add milk, butter, s & p, and garlic.

5. Transfer the meat into an oven safe baking dish. Add a layer of frozen corn and then a layer of mashed potatoes on top of the ground beef. Cover with shredded cheddar cheese.

6. Bake for 40 minutes. You can also put it under the broiler for a couple of minutes (keep an eye on it!) to crisp up the top a little more.

I really liked the addition of the BBQ sauce. It made the meat part really yummy. My only criticism for this dish was there wasn't enough meat (because I didn't defrost enough)!