Shepherd's Pie

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 lbs 90% ground beef2 cups chicken broth2 tbsp white rice flour1 cup frozen corn1 cup frozen peas4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced3 tps ghee/clarified butter2 eggs, beaten1/4 cup milk1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheesesalt and pepper to tastepaprika for garnish/color
Directions
In a large pot, boil the potatoes in water until they are quite soft. Drain, and return to the pot. Mash these until they are fairly smooth, adding in the ghee and milk as necessary. Stir the beaten eggs into the potato mixture and add a sprinkle of paprika. The potatoes should become quite stiff, but smooth. Set aside.

In a dutch oven (or any large, oven-safe pot), brown the ground beef. Drain well, and return to the pot. Add a cup of the broth all at once, and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.

In a small cup, mix enough of the broth into the rice flour to make a slurry, and pour this into the boiling meat. It should thicken up fairly quickly. Add more broth as needed to give it a decent "gravy".

Turn off the heat once the gravy is thick. Preheat your oven to 350F.

Smooth the meat and vegetables mixture flat, and add the mashed potatoes to the top. Smooth it out flat over the meat and veg, until all of it is covered. Sprinkle with a touch of salt, pepper, and paprika, and then take a fork and "swirl" it a bit on top. This creates a 'crusty' top that is quite delicious!

Bake for 25 minutes in the oven. The top should be relatively crispy, with bits of the gravy pooling at the edges. Add the cheddar cheese evenly across the top of the potatoes, and return to the oven for 10 minutes.

Serve hot with pickles!

Serving Size: makes 8 servings about a cup in size

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user REVALLYSON.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 355.4
  • Total Fat: 14.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 123.5 mg
  • Sodium: 270.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
  • Protein: 29.5 g

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