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Healthy Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Healthy Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: irish
Calories: 383
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Top Layer
  • 1.5 cups Russett potatoes
  • 1.5 cups cauliflower florets
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup cream cheese
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
Middle Layer
  • 1 cup peas
  • 1 cup corn
  • 1 cup carrots
  • 1 cup green beans
  • salt and pepper to taste
Bottom Layer
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ lb ground lamb
  • ½ lb ground turkey
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 tbsp garlic
  • 1 cup stock or broth I used vegetable
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Boil potatoes and cauliflower in a big pot on the stovetop.
  3. Once cooked and drained, add in cream cheese, parmesan, garlic powder, and salt and pepper and mash. Set aside.
  4. Brown the lamb and turkey in a skillet over the stovetop.
  5. Once the meat is browned, add tomato paste and stock/broth and reduce heat and let simmer.
  6. In another skillet, sauté veggies over stovetop. Set aside.
  7. Layer the meat, then the veggies, and then the potato mixture in a large baking dish.
  8. Bake for roughly 30 minutes until the top layer is golden brown and crispy.
  9. Add optional rosemary and thyme.
  10. Enjoy!

Notes

Chef Note: For my pie, I omitted the baking step and layered it in a trifle bowl for a more elegant presentation. I then piped the potato mixture on top before garnishing. So fancy!