Shepherds Pie with cauliflower topping

hi guys,

i made a basic shepherd's pie and swapped out potato for cauliflower. Super tasty! You might not need a recipe for this, but here's a rough idea:

Base:

-extra lean Ground beef

-small onion, diced

-a bit of garlic powder

-a bit of Montreal steak spice( or just salt and pepper)

Brown above in a skillet until cooked through

middle layer (you can use any combo of veg, I just used what was on hand)

-1cup chopped carrots

-1 cup chopped green beans

-1/2 cup creamed corn 

-1 cup of diced mushrooms 

saute veggies (excludingthe cream corn) with a bit of fat of your choosing until the carrots are tender. 

Pour mixture over meat. Top with cream corn, taking care to distribute it evenly.

Top layer:

-1 med or small Cauliflower

-milk or cream ( I used 5% cream)

Break cauliflower up into florets, and steam or boil until tender.(I boil mine in salted water with a garlic clove and a bay leaf.)

drain and shake dry, to remove excess moisture. Mash well, taking care to remove the bay leaf but leaving garlic in if desired. You can stop there, but if you want a smoother topping, add a couple of tablespoons of milk or cream and whip them. I used my immersion blender.

Then add toping to the veggies and meat layers.

finally, bake in the oven until brown and heated through.

Note: I ran this through MFP and based on 6 1 cup servings, it came out to 186 calories, 6.8 carbs and 18 protein per serving. I didn't eat a full cup, just under 3/4, but some of you further out can. 

The cream corn added 10 calorie per serving, a just a few more carbs. Not as much as I imagined it would, but I might omit next time and try beef broth for moisture instead and see what happens.

you could use ground turkey or chicken and drop the calories too, but it will be drier then beef and might need even more moisture added.

 

Happy cooking!

 

Forgot to include a photo!

can't wait to try this out.  hubby loves shepherds pie too and it'll be perfect for a "wintery mix", stay in and take down the tree saturday . . . thank you!!!!!

 

jo

Thanks for the recipe! Haven't had shepherd's pie in years.

This looks amazing. Thanks for tonight's dinner inspiration!

I can't wait to try this!  I'm having my surgery at the end of March but need to start training up my friends and family to handle the foods I'll be eating :)  I have a big group over for dinner every Thursday and this will be on our menu for sure! I'll be using venison, but I usually add a little olive oil while it's cooking to act as the fat needed to brown it :)

Yum, sounds good!  We usually put tomato sauce in our shepherd's pie ground beef; I wonder if that would make it moist enough without the creamed corn... will have to give it a try.