Nothings says comfort food like a hearty Shepherd’s Pie. The only problem is that they tend to not be on the healthiest side of dinner options. I’ve tweaked a few recipes I’ve found to make this recipe 21 Day Fix approved, completely clean and healthy too.
This has becoming one of my family’s favorite meals during the quarantine. We’ve already made it twice and it’s on the meal plan again this week. You can’t go wrong with a meal that EVERYONE will eat AND it warms up awesome for leftovers!
Shepherd’s Pie
This Shepherd's Pie is sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 large white potatoes
- garlic salt
- 1/2 tbsp ghee/clarified butter preferred or regular butter
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/3 cup onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 can 14.5oz chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen peas & carrot blend
- 1 small can corn 8.75 oz
- garlic salt
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Brown ground beef, onions and garlic in a large skillet on med-high heat.
- When meat is completely cooked, stir in flour and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- For mashed potatoes: While ground beef is browning…peel, cube and boil potatoes until soft (use salt to help bring to a boil and add a slight flavor). Drain water then add ghee or butter and a small milk as needed to make mashed potatoes with a hand mixer.
- Once grown beef is browned, stir in tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce and chicken broth.
- Simmer for 5-6 minutes, or until sauce is thick.
- Turn the heat off and stir in frozen vegetables and salt and pepper, to taste.
- Pour beef mixture into a large, oven-proof casserole dish. Top with mashed potatoes and smooth with a spatula. Sprinkle garlic salt on top of mashed potatoes.
- Place casserole dish on a large sheet pan (in case the sauce overflows) and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Ladle and serve!
Notes
* Note: I removed the green beens from the frozen vegetables. Not necessary but my husband is not a fan of green beans in his shepherd’s pie.
21 Day Fix Containers: 1 Yellow, 1 Red, 1/2 Green, 1 Tbsp