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Wise Shepherd’s Pie

We love Shepherd’s pie made this wise way, which uses cauliflower for the mashed topping to keep blood sugars stable. Give this a try! This recipe is also a great way to use up some of that leftover turkey from Thanksgiving! This recipe is found in the "Oven Dishes" section of our Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook, on page 134. This is a family-size recipe that will serve 6 to 8 people.

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We love Shepherd’s pie made this wise way, which uses cauliflower for the mashed topping to keep blood sugars stable. Give this a try! This recipe is also a great way to use up some of that leftover turkey from Thanksgiving! This recipe is found in the "Oven Dishes" section of our Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook, on page 134. This is a family-size recipe that will serve 6 to 8 people.

Ingredients
  • 2 Tbs butter
  • 4 stalks celery (diced)
  • 1 large carrot (s) (diced)
  • 1 large onion (s) (choppede)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced, or 1/2-3/4 tsp garlic powder)
  • 2 lbs ground beef (can use ground venison or lamb) (or leftover chicken or turkey)
  • 1 cup frozen sweet peas (or, 1-15 oz can drained green beans chopped smaller)
  • 3/4 cup beef broth (or chicken broth)
  • 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 oz tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 tsp TH Mineral Salt (more or less depending on your preference for salty flavor)
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary (crushed)
  • 2 tsp parsley (dried)
  • 1 batch Mashed Fotatoes Recipe (See Recipe Notes below)
Instructions
  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 2
    In a large skillet, saute the celery, carrot, onion and garlic in the butter over medium-high heat until the vegetables are starting to wilt and soften, about 3 minutes. Add the ground meat and brown it, stirring it into the veggies until cooked through. (If the meat isn't all that lean, cook it first , drain off the fat, then add vegetables.)
  3. 3
    Add the broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and seasonings. Stir well, then remove the skillet from the heat and add the peas or green beans.
  4. 4
    Pour the meat and veggie mix into a 9 x13-inch baking dish. Spread the mashed cauliflower on top of the meat and spread out to cover well. Use your fork to trace long, vertical lines over the tops. Bake for 30 minutes, then broil for a few minutes, until the top is golden brown (watch that it doesn't burn).
Note

From page 134, Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook:

"Growing up in New Zealand, which is a land of sixty million sheep and only 3 million people, you can bet a big Shepherd’s pie was frequently on our dinner table. We come from a long line of sheep keepers and our Grandfather won the Guinness book of records for the fastest time shearing a sheep ( couldn’t help boasting for a minute). Our childhood shepherd’s pie was made with ground lamb. It was ultimate comfort food dished out by our Mother and we can never forget the smell of the lamb, seasoned with rosemary filling our home. Lamb is so expensive here in the US, so we use beef or venison to make this dish to feed our big families. We love Shepherd’s pie made this wise way, which uses cauliflower for the mashed topping to keep blood sugars stable. Give this a try!"

If certain members of your family are not too keen on Mashed Fotatoes, make up just half the batch of Mashed Fotatoes and split the filling into two smaller baking dishes. Top one with Mashed Fotatoes and one with regular mashed potatoes. That’s an extra step that we don’t do, but it may keep the peace in some homes and peace is a wonderful thing!

This recipe was featured in our Trim Healthy Living Ezine ~ Volume 9

Read it online: https://trimhealthymama.com/recipe/wise-shepherds-pie-s/