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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Peel potatoes and put them into a pot filled with water.
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Boil potatoes (this will take 20-25 minutes for medium sized potatoes, more if the potatoes are larger they should be fork tender), then pour off the water.
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Use a potato masher or hand mixer to mash potatoes.
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Add in 2 Tablespoons of butter and a scant 1/4 cup milk, mix to combine, then set aside.
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Brown onion and meat together over medium heat, stirring to break it up a little until the meat is browned and done.
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Drain grease if necessary.
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Add two cups brown gravy, the 2 Tablespoons of tomato paste and 2 cups mixed vegetables, and stir together.
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Place the mixture into an oven safe iron skillet or casserole dish and top with the mashed potatoes, dotted with the remaining 2 Tablespoons of butter.
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Place in the preheated oven and let cook for 45 minutes, until the filling is hot and bubbling around the mashed potatoes.
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Serve and enjoy.
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*Im not real good at plopping the mashed potatoes on top, so I form patties of potatoes on a cutting board and slide them onto the top of the meat mixture with a spatula.
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** I generally dont add salt to this as the gravy is salty enough.
