{"id":106971,"date":"2020-11-05T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=106971"},"modified":"2020-11-05T14:17:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:17:13","slug":"thursdays-are-for-cooking-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=106971","title":{"rendered":"Thursdays Are For Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_81193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81193\" style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-81193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view-446x333.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Baby-red-potatoes-Web-view.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby red potatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of year when the trees have lost nearly their entire load of leaves and everything looks like dried-out grasses, and you know that ice fishing is not too far away.\u00a0 What you want, when you get home from doing some heavy duty stuff outdoors is a dish that is easy to fix and hearty.\u00a0 Summer is past and the leaves are almost gone and that alone, whether or not you&#8217;re out hunting geese or turkeys or deer, means you want a hearty meal. This can be fixed ahead and warmed up if you don&#8217;t want to wait for it to finish in the pan.<\/p>\n<p>This is the easiest possible spin on a classic comfort food! This stovetop Shepherd\u2019s Pie uses ground beef, frozen veggies and broth for a hearty stew that gets topped with extra cheesy mashed potatoes. Simple to whip up, and simply unbeatable for a weeknight dinner in a hurry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettycrocker.com\/about-us\">Betty Crocker Kitchens<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup chopped onion<\/p>\n<p>2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic<\/p>\n<p>1 bag (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables (3\u00bd \u00a0cups)<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd teaspoon dried thyme leaves<\/p>\n<p>\u00be teaspoon salt<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc teaspoon pepper<\/p>\n<p>2 \u00bd cups beef flavored broth (from 32-oz carton)<\/p>\n<p>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/p>\n<p>1 pouch (4.7 oz) creamy butter mashed potatoes<\/p>\n<p>Water, butter and milk called for on mashed potato pouch<\/p>\n<p>1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley<\/p>\n<p>Paprika, if desired<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; \u00a0In 12-inch skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium-high heat 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is no longer pink; drain. Stir in frozen mixed vegetables, thyme, salt and pepper. This should give you about 4 servings, but that depends on the expansive appetites of whoever joins you for this meal.<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; In 4-cup glass measuring cup, add broth and flour, beating with whisk to combine. Add broth mixture to skillet; heat to boiling. Cook 8 to 10 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is slightly thickened.<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8211; Meanwhile, make mashed potatoes as directed on pouch; stir in cheese until melted and 2 tablespoons of the parsley.<\/p>\n<p>4 &#8211; To serve, divide beef mixture among bowls; top with potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika; garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expert Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 Substitute ground turkey for ground beef, and chicken broth for beef flavored broth, if desired.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Top mashed potatoes with additional shredded cheese before serving for an extra-cheesy dish.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shredded Monterey Jack or Colby Jack cheese may be substituted for shredded cheddar<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Make ahead and hold it until suppertime, and have it ready to go when you get home<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bon Appetit!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year when the trees have lost nearly their entire load of leaves &hellip; <a title=\"Thursdays Are For Cooking\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=106971\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thursdays Are For Cooking<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[485,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cooking","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=106971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=106971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}