Leftover Turkey Shepherds Pie - Recipe Diaries (2024)

FAQs

Is it better to freeze shepherd's pie cooked or uncooked? ›

You can freeze shepherd's pie before baking it. This way, you can save time by defrosting your oven-ready shepherd's pie whenever you want to enjoy it.

Shepherds pie will last five days in the refrigerator and two months in the freezer. It can be reheated in the oven or microwave. Shepherds pie can be stored in a Tupperware container, sealable plastic bag or an airtight, freezer safe container.

A Shepherd's Pie is the perfect make-ahead food. In the fridge Cook up to point 11 in the recipe below and you can keep this recipe in the fridge for 2 days. Then bake as normal.

How long to reheat a shepherd's pie in the oven? To reheat a shepherd's pie in the oven, bake it for 30 minutes if refrigerated or 60 minutes if previously frozen and thawed, at 350°F (177°C).

Wrap cooled pie in a layer of plastic wrap, followed by a layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Label with contents and date; place in freezer. For best quality, serve within 2-3 months; however, shepherd's pie will remain safe indefinitely, stored at 0° F. When ready to eat, thaw for about 24-hours in the refrigerator.

Freezer Instructions: After baking, let pan cool to room temperature, then cover tightly with foil and place in the freezer for up to 2 months. When ready to eat, reheat the shepherd's pie (still covered with the foil) for 1 hour in a 350ºF oven.

Freshly baked shepherd's pie will keep for about 3 to 5 days in the fridge refrigerate covered with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. It's generally recommended that cooked produce, if cooled quickly enough, will last 3 days safely when stored at or below 5°C. Anything over that and you risk food poisoning.

All meat up to 4 days in fridge if wrapped/covered properly but not more than 2 days for fish. Your shep pie would be fine tonight as long as it's heated up to a reallt hot temp. That's unless it was cooked, then frozen then reheated - can't reheat more than once.

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Place the shepherd's pie in an oven-safe baking dish and cover it tightly with foil. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until it's heated through. *If you want the mashed potatoes on top to get crispy, remove the foil for the last 10-15 minutes of cooking.

While most food can be reheated more than once, it is better to only reheat food once which is why it's suggested that you split large portions into smaller ones. Each time you reheat and cool food it is likely that you will alter the food's taste/texture as well as increasing the chances of bacteria growing.

Can dogs eat left over shepherds pie? ›

This Shepherd's pie is safe for dogs to eat and easy to portion and freeze so your dog can enjoy holiday left-overs til January... just like you do!

I made shepherds pie a couple days ago. I left remainder in the fridge overnight and ate it yesterday. It was lovely.

Let it thaw overnight in the fridge and then warm it up in the oven until fully heated through, about 30 minutes at 350F.

Reheating means cooking again, not just warming up. Always reheat food until it is piping hot all the way through i.e. above 75°C for at least 30 seconds. Food should only be reheated once.

Heating Fully Baked Pies:

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Put the pie, turnovers, or pastry on a cookie sheet on foil or parchment, and lightly cover with foil. For a 9-inch pie, heat for 15-20 minutes. A 5-inch pie will take about 12-15 minutes and turnovers will take about 10-12 minutes.

It depends on your needs, if you want it to be ready super fast when you want it, cook first and then freeze, reheating will be quicker than cooking from frozen. If it doesn't matter, then go with whatever seems like a better option to you.

You can freeze Meat Pies either baked or unbaked. Either way, when you want to bake the Pies, you can bake them off frozen. They will, however, take a little longer to bake then the time stated in the recipe.

Cooking Instructions

Remove lid and cook from frozen at 160c for 60 minutes.

Shepherd's pie can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Ensure it's covered tightly with plastic wrap or store in an airtight container. When you're ready to enjoy it again, simply reheat it in the oven or microwave until warmed through.