Shepherd’s Pie, the quintessential casserole dish of the United Kingdom, has become quite the American comfort food mainstay as well. This savory casserole of meat and vegetables topped with golden brown mashed potatoes is a hearty full meal that can more than feed your whole family—perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!!! Enjoy.
Prep Time: 50 minutes • Bake Time: 30 minute
Makes 8 Dinner Portions—400 calories/portion
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
1 batch Homestyle Mashed Potatoes (see recipe below)
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 pounds (96%) extra-lean ground beef
1 cup diced yellow onion
1 cup diced carrot
3/4 cup diced celery
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup beef broth
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/4 cups frozen peas
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and spray a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Prepare the Homestyle Mashed Potatoes according to the recipe’s directions.
3. Heat the canola oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef to the skillet and brown well, crumbling the beef as it cooks.
4. Add the onion, carrot, celery, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to the skillet and sauté for 5 minutes, or until onions are translucent and celery begins to soften.
5. Stir the flour into the beef and vegetables and sauté for 1 minute.
6. Add the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and peas to the skillet and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce has slightly thickened and the carrots are tender.
7. Spread the beef and sauce mixture evenly across the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Spoon the Homestyle Mashed Potatoes over the top of the beef and spread to even out.
8. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until the top of the potatoes has lightly browned. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing. For 100-calorie portions, slice into 32 sections by cutting four rows vertically by eight rows horizontally.
Nutritionist, cookbook author, publisher and health and wellness entrepreneur Mona Dolgov lives her lifelong mission of creating healthier food products, recipes and inventing simple culinary tricks to easily create practical and healthier lifestyles. She is President of You Live Right, LLC, where she has authored and published over 20 cookbooks for top-selling kitchen appliances, health and wellness products and grocery retailers, focused on simplicity and using nutritious ingredients. She also is a private nutritional coach, offers educational and fun dinner classes at Mona’s Kitchen, and is a speaker on nutritional well-being. Plus, she is very excited about launching Cook U. Follow Mona on Facebook or Instagram @monadolgov
She recently co-authored The Perfect Portion Cookbook, a 5-star rated cookbook (with Hollywood star Anson Willams) that makes American classics healthier and guides consumers to healthier portion control. This book (and Mona) was featured on the Today Show, The Doctors, and The Huffington Post. Learn more at www.theperfectportion.com
She is completing her second cookbook, Satisfy, that will be launched in 2020, focused on simple nutritionally balanced meals all 500 calories or less with real ingredients and real portions. All of the recipes are gluten-free.
