I have always found Shepherds pie to be dry and tasteless. I made my own recipe that is a super hit with family and friends, and made shepherd's pie lovers out of people who have never liked it.
This is a good, easy variation on the more time-gobbling traditional cabbage-roll recipe I use when I have th time, but with all that great mixture of flavours! You can play with the proportions and amounts quite a bit and still have a good recipe. Do the prep the night before, and leave in your oven with the self-timer set, come home to a great-smelling house!
Vegetables and cheese turn a meat loaf into a one-dish meal. Make use of the hot oven to bake potatoes, too.
Tip: Greek pitas don't have pockets; if they're unavailable, put the filling in the pockets of regular pitas.
Cost: $4.77/serving
"This is a great way to dress up chili for company. "The chili can be made the day before and refrigerated, then the crusty cornmeal topping can be added just before baking," says Mabel. You can use a variety of canned beans: kidney, pinto, chickpeas.
"I don't like sandwiches because they get stuck in my retainer and are hard to eat," says nine-year-old Tyler Grainger, who brings a vacuum flask filled with hot soup or pasta every day. Round out lunch with fruit and milk.
Serve these smoky mini kabobs with toothpicks or small metal skewers.
