The Healthy Shepherds Pie. This Healthy Shepherd's Pie calls for olive oil instead of butter, extra-lean ground beef, lots of vegetables, and a cauliflower-potato mash topping for a lighter take on the classic that's still FULL of flavor! This healthy shepherd's pie is a big favorite in our house, filled with ground lamb (or beef), lots of veggies and a topping of fluffy olive oil mashed potatoes. It's so rich tasting and flavorful nobody will believe this comforting casserole is dairy-free, gluten-free and guilt-free.
Yes, this is a great make ahead dish!
You cook it, assemble and leave it.
This healthy delicious recipe for Vegan Shepherds Pie involves no shepherds or sheep!
You can have The Healthy Shepherds Pie using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of The Healthy Shepherds Pie
- You need 10 cup of sweet potatoes peeled and chopped.
- You need 2 lb of ground turkey.
- You need 2 1/2 cup of mixed vegetables.
- You need 3/4 cup of honey.
- It's 1/2 cup of butter.
- It's 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
- You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
The rich and flavorful vegan stew is made with savory mushrooms and root vegetables. It's rich and deep enough for a full-bodied glass of red wine, and, depending on how you make it, can be rustic, or refined. Shepherds Pie is a favorite Irish meal, especially around St. This is a healthy version with cauliflower in place of potatoes.
The Healthy Shepherds Pie instructions
- Boil sweet potatoes for 20 minutes or until soft..
- While potatoes are boiling, brown Turkey in a skillet. After browned, drain grease and layer the ground turkey in a baking dish..
- Preheat over to 350°F.
- Whence potatoes are soft, drain water and place potatoes back in pot with butter, cinnamon, honey and salt and mash using electronic mixers..
- Layer mixed vegetables on top of the ground turkey.
- Using a baking spatula, layer mashed sweet potatoes on top of mixed vegetables. Then create small rows using a fork..
- Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes.
From my understanding, shepherd's pie is made with lamb and cottage pie is made with beef or other meat. I've always used the terms interchangeably. This shepherd's pie is dairy, grain, legume, and sugar free, but most importantly it just might be the tastiest thing you've made for dinner in a long time. Easy to make, and made with an amazingly delicious Garlic Roasted Mashed Cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes (tastes identical). This healthy Shepherd's Pie recipe is not only delicious but low in calories AND fat.
