Easy Shepherds Pie

Ok, I have had 2 friends e-mail me and ask me for this recipe. It's so simple. I know it's more of a "winter" type meal, but they asked.

1 lb ground chuck
1/2 an onion chopped
1 clove of garlic minced
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables (thawed)*
8 slices of american cheese
2 pouches of instant creamy butter (or butter and herb) mashed potatoes
1 C Mozzarella Cheese

Heat oven to 350. In a large skillet cook meat, onion and garlic until done. Drain off fat. Add both cans of cream of mushroom soup and about 3/4 to 1 can filled with milk. Mix well and keep heating until nice and hot.
Empty pan into a 9X13 pan and spread across bottom. Add vegetables. Put cheese slices over vegetables. Prepare mashed potatoes according to package directions and spread over top of cheese. Put in oven and cook for 20 min. Pull out and add Mozzarella cheese on top and put back in oven for 10 min.
Pull out of oven and serve! I serve mine with crescent rolls.
*If your kids are picky about vegetables, use what ever kind they like or will eat. For example, mine like corn carrots and green beans. So I use small bags of each and use about 1/2 of each bag.
Enjoy my friend,
Kathy!