Dutch Oven Shepherd’s Pie
Enjoy a hearty Dutch Oven Shepherd’s Pie on your next outing. This is an easy version of the classic dish.
We enjoy cooking with our Dutch oven. Some of our favorite cast-iron dinners are Chicken & Veggies and Salisbury Steak. Now, we have another easy recipe for you.
This Camping Shepherd’s Pie has a few shortcuts, which make it easy to prepare at the campsite.
Dutch Oven Shepherd’s Pie Recipe
You can make this delicious meal using sweet or regular potatoes. You will also need ground meat, frozen mixed vegetables, jarred brown gravy, and sour cream. Cheese is optional.
The key to this recipe is prepping the potatoes ahead of time. We prefer to use sweet potatoes.
We bake them up ahead of time by wrapping them in foil and sticking them in the hot coals of the campfire. You can also bake them at home ahead of time.
Camping Cottage Pie Prep
Prep at least 20 pieces of charcoal for placement around the Dutch oven. To simplify this process, we use a charcoal chimney.
While the charcoal is prepped for the oven, brown your meat in the bottom of the pot over the campfire. We recommend leaner ground meat so it does not have to be drained.
Open the jar of gravy and mix it with the prepared meat. Top the meat with the frozen vegetables.
Mash the baked potatoes and stir in sour cream. Spread this mixture over the vegetables.
Put the lid on the Dutch oven. Put eight coals underneath the oven and 12 on the lid. Bake for 50-60 minutes.
For a cheesy top, sprinkle shredded cheese when you remove the lid.
| Dutch Oven Cooking Tip |
| Use a foil baking pan that is the size of the bottom of the Dutch oven to contain the coals. This helps hold the heat, protects coals from wet ground, and allows you to move the Dutch oven in case of rain or wind. |
We love to bake a dessert at the same time as this meal by stacking up the Dutch ovens. Chocolate lovers will enjoy Dutch Oven Brownies, S’mores Dump Cake, or Caramel Turtle Lava Cake. Fruity options include Caramel Apple Monkey Bread or Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake.
Will you use regular or sweet potatoes when making this Campfire Shepherd’s Pie?
Dutch Oven Shepherd's Pie
Shepherd's pie does not have to be complicated! Make it in your Dutch oven with these simple ingredients. We used sweet potato, but regular potato works just as well!
Ingredients
- 3 large potatoes (baked ahead of time)
- 2 lbs ground meat
- 1 jar of brown gravy
- 1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables
- 4 oz sour cream
- Ground pepper
- Optional: shredded cheese
Instructions
- Prepare 20+ charcoal briquettes.
- Brown the meat in the bottom of the Dutch oven over the campfire.
- Mix the jar of gravy and the vegetables with the meat.
- Remove the skin from the baked potatoes.
- In a separate bowl, mash the potatoes and stir in the sour cream.
- Stir in some ground pepper.
- Layer the potato mixture on top of the meat.
- Put the lid on the Dutch oven.
- Make a circle of 8 coals and place the oven over them and place 12 coals on the lid of the oven.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes. It might be more or less depending on the size of your oven and the heat of the coals.
- Optional: Sprinkled shredded cheese on top before serving.
Notes
Use russet or sweet potatoes.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 479Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 309mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 36g
The nutrition data provided is only an estimate.
size of Dutch Oven?
10″