Beef / Pork

Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie is for Dinner.

Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie takes several minutes to prepare.

Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie takes several minutes to cook.

Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie are:

Mashed Potatoes:
2 lbs golden potatoes
1 cup chicken broth
1 tsp salt

Meat:
1 large onion
1 bulb garlic, chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil

2 lbs lean ground beef (9%) or ground turkey
1 tsp salt
1 cup chicken broth
1.5 Tbsp cornstarch

12 oz package frozen mixed vegetables (corn, green beans, julienne carrots)

Here is how you make Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie:

Cube and boil potatoes until soft. Mash until fluffy with 1 cup chicken broth and salt to taste. Add some garlic if you wish.Preheat oven to 350FChop and saute onion and garlic with the olive oil in a large skillet (you can back off on the garlic if it's not your thing, season as you wish, I happen to love the stuff.) Add the meat and cook until browned. Let the whole thing simmer for a few minutes while you mix the cornstarch into 1-1.5 cups of chicken broth. Add the mixture to the meat and onions and stir until thickened like a good gravy. Cook the frozen vegetables in the microwave for about 5 minutes.Layer the meat, vegetables and mashed potatoes in a large casserole dish and pop in the oven for about 20 minutes (until the peaks of the potatoes start to get brown)Eat lots of this, you can get away with it. Makes about 8 good-sized servings. My 5-year old asked for 6 helpings. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IANBEYER.

The nutritional information for Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 313.2

• Total Fat: 9.0 g
• Cholesterol: 65.0 mg
• Sodium: 525.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
• Protein: 28.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Lean and Tasty shepherd's pie is Low Fat