Italian Sausage and Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients

• 1 pound Mild Italian Sausage
• 8 ounces, weight Fresh Mushrooms, Roughly Chopped
• 2 cups French Fried Onions
• 1 can (15 Oz. Size) Tomato Soup
• ½ cups Water
• ¾ teaspoons Italian Seasoning
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
• ½ teaspoons Each, Salt And Pepper
• 1 package Frozen Mixed Vegetables (16 Oz Package), Thawed
• 3 cups Hot Mashed Potatoes
• ¼ cups Finely Grated Parmesan Cheese

Preparation Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Coat a 13×9 baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Cook and crumble sausage in large skillet over medium heat. When sausage is almost cooked through, add the mushrooms; cook a few minutes more until tender. Drain any excess fat and return the meat and mushrooms to the pan.

3. Stir in 1 cup fried onions, soup, water, seasoning, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Spoon the thawed frozen veggies over the sausage mixture, then top with mashed potatoes.

4. Bake 30 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining 1 cup onions. Bake 5 minutes more or until golden.

Adapted from a recipe found on On My Menu.