Shepherd's Pie With Herbed Mashed Potatoes

== Description ==
Source: Christmas With Southern Living 2003 - Southern Living
Mushrooms and tender chunks of steak fill this potato-topped pie with goodness. A quick potato product and ready-made piecrust serve as tasty shortcuts.
== Ingredients ==
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 3/4 pound top round steak, cut into 1" pieces
* 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
* 1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
* 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes, drained
* 1 (10-ounce) can French onion soup, undiluted
* 1/3 cup dry red wine
* 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1 bay leaf
* 1/2 (15-ounce) package refrigerated piecrusts
* 1 (1-pound, 4-ounce) package country-style refrigerated mashed potatoes
* 1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
* 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
== Directions ==
# Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl.
# Add beef; toss to coat.
# Shake excess flour from beef, reserving excess flour in a bowl.
# Brown beef in 2 tablespoons butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 3 minutes.
# Stir in mushrooms, and cook 3 minutes.
# Stir in garlic, and cook 30 seconds.
# Remove from heat.
# Add tomatoes and next 3 ingredients to reserved flour, stirring until flour dissolves; stir into meat.
# Add bay leaf.
# Bring to a boil, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of pan.
# Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 1 hour and 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
# Uncover, increase heat to medium-high, and cook 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring often.
# Remove from heat; discard bay leaf.
# Fit piecrust into a 9" pieplate according to package directions; fold edges under, and crimp.
# Place potatoes in a microwave-safe bowl; stir in rosemary.
# Microwave at HIGH 4 minutes or until hot.
# Pour warm meat filling into pastry.
# Dollop potatoes over filling; spread over filling, sealing to edge of pastry.
# Drizzle with 1 tablespoon butter.
# Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 10 minutes.
# Reduce oven temperature to 375°; bake 15 more minutes or until browned.
# Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Yield: 1 (9') pie
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