easy healthy shepherd’s pie.

This shepherd’s pie is so easy, I’d wager it will become a weeknight staple for your dinner routine! It’s healthy to boot, which makes it easy on your waistline. It’s yet another winner from Skinnytaste, but I’ve modified it to fit my preferences and what I had in my fridge and freezer.

This is a great make ahead as well; I made the filling earlier in the day, cooled and covered it, and then added the potato/cauliflower mash when I was ready to bake it off.

This recipe is supposed to serve 4, but it definitely served 2.5 in my household – a definite winner! 🙂

easy healthy shepherd’s pie.
adapted from Skinnytaste.com

ingredients
nonstick cooking spray
1 pound 95/5% ground sirloin
1/2 cup onion (1 small onion)
4 garlic cloves
2 celery stalks, chopped
12 ounce frozen bag of peas and carrots
1 cup fat free beef broth
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
sea salt and pepper

potato-cauliflower mash:
2 small/medium yukon gold potatoes
ladle of cooking water
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 package birds eye frozen cauliflower mash
sea salt and pepper

directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large sauté pan with sprayed with nonstick cooking spray add the ground beef over medium/medium-high heat and break up as it cooks. Season with salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme. Add onion, garlic and celery and sauté on medium heath for 6-8 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add the frozen vegetables, beef broth, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce and mix well. Simmer on medium low for about 10 minutes.

While meat mixture is cooking, boil chopped potatoes until soft. Drain and mash with the ladle of cooking water and sour cream. Cook cauliflower mash according to package directions and then add to the potato mash and whisk together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Add meat mixture to the bottom of casserole dish and top with the potato-cauliflower mash. Bake for 25-30 minutes then broil for an additional minute if desired.

Let stand for 5 minute before serving.

Serves 4. *Please use organic/local ingredients wherever possible*