How to Cook Perfect The Healthy Shepherds Pie

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.

The perfect fall recipe and the ultimate comfort food that can be on your dinner table in no time. 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. Shepherd's pie is a classic comfort food, and this low-carb version, made with ground turkey and topped with cauliflower mash, is just as comforting and delicious as the original. You can have The Healthy Shepherds Pie using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of The Healthy Shepherds Pie

1. You need 10 cup of sweet potatoes peeled and chopped.
2. You need 2 lb of ground turkey.
3. Prepare 2 1/2 cup of mixed vegetables.
4. It's 3/4 cup of honey.
5. It's 1/2 cup of butter.
6. You need 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
7. It's 1/4 tsp of salt.

This is such a great healthy alternative to the traditional Shepherd's Pie and the recipe turned out great! This healthy shepherd's pie is perfect if your kids are fussy eaters. It's not exactly cheating by hiding their five-a-day inside. And even if it is, no jury will convict you!

The Healthy Shepherds Pie step by step

1. Boil sweet potatoes for 20 minutes or until soft..
2. While potatoes are boiling, brown Turkey in a skillet. After browned, drain grease and layer the ground turkey in a baking dish..
3. Preheat over to 350°F.
4. Whence potatoes are soft, drain water and place potatoes back in pot with butter, cinnamon, honey and salt and mash using electronic mixers..
5. Layer mixed vegetables on top of the ground turkey.
6. Using a baking spatula, layer mashed sweet potatoes on top of mixed vegetables. Then create small rows using a fork..
7. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes.

Plus this pie is freezer friendly so perfect for making in advance. Shepherds Pie is a favorite Irish meal, especially around St. This is a healthy version with cauliflower in place of potatoes. 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.