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Can you freeze shepherds pie?

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  • MRSMCAWBER
    MRSMCAWBER Posts: 5,442 Forumite
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    Hi there

    Yes you can freeze it...
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  • cannylass_2
    cannylass_2 Posts: 303 Forumite
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    Should be fine, have frozen mash many times and no problems:D
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  • beemuzed
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    Never used quorn, but have frozen shepherd's pie several times - usually because we've cooked too much. Always turns out ok.
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  • nopot2pin
    nopot2pin Posts: 5,721 Forumite
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    Yes.
    Have never frozen cooked quorn mince. But I have just taken a shepards pie out of my freezer for tonights tea... and it is made with Beanfeast instead of mince. I have made shepard pie this way and frozen it many times before... lovely:D
    Enjoy

    PS... the shepards pie I took out of the freezer today, has half mashed spud, half mashed turnip... mashed together. I had to use up the turnip or it would have been thrown out... adds a nice wee twist... and veg if you have fussy kids. Yum Yum
  • nickiboop
    nickiboop Posts: 191 Forumite
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    however remember to defrost before putting in oven and then dont drop on floor like I did when I realised it would take hours to cook dinner!

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  • LJM
    LJM Posts: 4,535 Forumite
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    I always freeze it as i make enough for 2 dinners in one go,so much easier
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  • Pollycat
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    I freeze shepherd's pie, but because it's not something that you can stir I find it takes a long time to reheat through.
    I quite often freeze the mince & mash seperately, then put the meat mixture in the oven and give the mash a blast in the microwave before putting it on top of the mince.

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  • Little_Miss_Saver
    Little_Miss_Saver Posts: 609 Forumite
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    I always batch cook shepherds pie and freeze it, but not the mash!! I make the mash fresh each time then add it to the mince towards the end of cooking.

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  • Topher
    Topher Posts: 640 Forumite
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    I agree with everyone else that it can easily be frozen. Just a word to the wise about freezing re-constituted mash, the likes of "Smash" etc. It defrosts to an unpleasant grey, and some of the water separates in a most unappetising manner. Good old H.M. scratch mash seems to defrost just fine though.
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  • Curious_Moose
    Curious_Moose Posts: 710 Forumite
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    If you make a large batch and want to freeze some, is it best to freeze it:
    1) After you've just heated the mince, carrots etc in the frying pan and the potatoes have just been mashed and put on top of the mince etc in a pyrex dish.
    2) After you've done the above and then cooked the pie in the oven for however long it takes when it would then be ready for eating.

    Letting it cool down in both cases before sticking it in the freezer!

    Ta
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