Description
This Shepherd’s Pie Soup transforms the classic comfort food into a cozy, spoonable meal. Made with savory ground beef and sausage, hearty vegetables, rich broth, and topped with creamy mashed potatoes, it’s the perfect fall and winter comfort soup.
Ingredients
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Soup Base:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 pound ground beef
- 8 oz Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 cups beef stock
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1½ cups diced carrots
- 1½ cups frozen corn
- 1½ cups frozen peas
Mashed Potato Topping:
- 3½ cups Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the potatoes: Boil potatoes in salted water until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Sauté onion: Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook onion 5–7 minutes until softened.
- Brown meat: Add ground beef and sausage. Cook until browned, breaking it apart. Drain excess grease.
- Build flavor: Stir in garlic and tomato paste; cook 1–2 minutes.
- Add liquids & seasonings: Pour in beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer vegetables: Add carrots and simmer 15–20 minutes until tender.
- Finish soup: Stir in peas and corn; simmer 5 more minutes.
- Mash potatoes: Mash cooked potatoes with butter, milk, sour cream, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Serve: Ladle soup into bowls and top with a generous scoop of mashed potatoes.
Notes
- Make-ahead: Store soup and mashed potatoes separately for best texture.
- Freezer tip: Freeze only the soup base; make mashed potatoes fresh.
- Protein swaps: Ground chicken or turkey work well.
- Keto option: Use mashed cauliflower instead of potatoes.
- Flavor boost: Deglaze pot with a splash of broth after browning meat.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Shepherd’s Pie Soup, Fall Soup with Ground Beef, Hearty Comfort Soup, Shepherds Pie Soup Recipe, Winter Soup Recipes