Monday, March 18, 2013

Recipe: Shepherd's Pie, Lightened

In spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I searched up WW's recipes for a great Shepherd's Pie. It's one of CW's favourite dishes and I wanted to make him something special. I found this one from Skinnytaste (my new favourite site) but I added a few things extra here or there. CW's favourite is from Costco and although super delicious, it is also full of salt. 
My version serves 8 and is 7 PP each. 


Potatoes:

  • 1-1/2 lbs Russet potatoes, diced (I like to leave the skins on but you can peel it if you want).
    • You can also try using half of the potatoes and the other half mashed cauliflower. Adds to your veggie count. 
  • 3/4 cup fat free chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp fat free milk (I didn't have sour cream so I just used milk)
  • salt and pepper
  • paprika
Filling:

  • 1-1/2 lb extra lean ground beef
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 celery stalk, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 8 oz mushrooms, diced
  • 10 oz frozen mixed vegetables (corns, peas)
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 cup fat free, less sodium beef broth
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp freshly chopped rosemary leaves
  • salt and pepper

Boil potatoes in water until cooked and soft. Drain and mash with chicken broth, milk, salt and pepper.

Preheat oven to 400°.

In a large saute pan brown meat. Season with salt and pepper. When cooked, set aside on a plate. Discard any fat in the pan, add oil, onion, carrots and garlic and sauté on medium heat about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and celery and sauté another 3-4 minutes. Add flour, salt and pepper and mix well. Add frozen vegetables, beef broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, dijon mustard, chopped meat and mix well. Simmer on low about 5-10 minutes.The sauce will thicken up quickly.

Spread the meat mixture on the bottom of a 11x7 glass baking dish. Top with mashed potatoes, using a fork to scrape the top to make ridges and sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20 minutes or until potatoes turn golden. Remove from oven and let it cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

Good Luck!