Shepard's Pie

With the carrots, I mash them to oblivion because of the "texture" issue with my husband. I also don't use onion flakes, I use onion powder.

Ingredients:

1 cup quick cooking oats

3/4 cup milk

1 Tablespoon crushed beef bouillon

1 egg

2 teaspoons parsley

1 Tablespoon onion flakes

1/4 teaspoon thyme

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 pound lean ground beef

1 cup diced, cooked carrots

4 cups hot mashed potatoes

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon onion powder

8 oz. shredded cheese

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oats, milk, egg and bouillon. Add the parsley, onion flakes, pepper, thyme, beef and carrots. Mix well.
• Place this mixture into a pie plate and bake for 45 minutes.
• While the beef mixture is baking, mix the onion powder and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper with the mashed potatoes.
• Remove the meat pie from the oven and drain the fat. Sprinkle the meat crust with 6 oz. of the cheese.
• Spread the mashed potatoes on top, sprinkle remaining cheese on top of them.
• Broil until the potatoes are lightly browned and the cheese