Simple Shepherds Pie
Hello comfort food! We love our simple rendition on this classic dish.
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup carrots, chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup peas (optional and frozen)
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 4 sprigs bay leaf
- 1 tsp onion powder
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
For the cauliflower topping
- 2 heads cauliflower, steamed
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- dash pepper
- dash salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Wash and prepare ingredientsI
- In a large skillet heat the oil, and add the carrots- cook until soft (about 5-7 minutes)
- Next add the onion and cook until soft- about 7-10 minutes, add the frozen peas about mid way through this process
- Once the carrots etc are cooked, add the bay leaf, the turkey and the rest of the salt/seasoning and cook until meat is cooked through (about 10 minutes)
- While the meat is cooking, steam the cauliflower
- Once the cauilflower is steamed, add to a food processer with the rest of the topping ingredients and blend until smooth
- Once the turkey mixture is cooked remove from heat
- Spray a 9 x 9 pyrex dish or other with olive oil spray or rub with olive oil
- Add the turkey mixture in first, and then the cauliflower whip on top and spread evenly
- Cook at 400 for 20 minutes, then broil for 7 minutes or so until browned
- Remove from oven, serve and enjoy