shepherd's pie

American  

noun

1. a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.

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shepherd's pie British  

noun

1. Also called: cottage pie.  a baked dish of minced meat covered with mashed potato

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Etymology

Origin of shepherd's pie

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The 56-year old said: "I buy a lot of the fresh fruit and vegetables to make things like apple strudels, chips or shepherd's pie, so it has cut the cost of my midweek shop."

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Botatouille might also recommend shepherd’s pie, which it quipped was its mother’s recipe.

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

Stuffing, corn, turkey and gravy can be incorporated into an autumnal shepherd's pie.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2022

Naturally, in between the formal talks and presentations, there was heady conversation with numerous friends over clam cakes, fish-and-chips, shepherd’s pie and Guinness.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

He was holding the dish with the shepherd’s pie, serving spoon at the ready, even though Coal had barely dug into what he had.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste