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Lighter Shepherd's Pie

A lighter take on classic shepherd's pie, featuring a savory lean meat and vegetable filling topped with creamy cauliflower and potato mash for comforting flavor without the heaviness.

Cal

488

Protein

53g

Carbs

45g

Fat

11g

Per serving · 5

Lighter Shepherd's Pie
Field-tested

Prep

20 min

Cook

40 min

Total

60 min

Method

For the filling

  1. 01Weigh a large pot and record the weight
  2. 02In the pot, brown the chicken for 5 minutes and break up any clumps
  3. 03Then add the onion and salt and cook for another 5 minutes
  4. 04Add in the tomato paste, garlic powder, dried rosemary, and dried thyme and cook for 2 minutes
  5. 05Add in the frozen carrots and peas and corn starch and cook for another 2 minutes
  6. 06Add in the 2 cups of bone broth and simmer for 5-10 minutes
  7. 07Remove from heat and allow to cool

For the topping

  1. 01Weigh a small pot and record the weight
  2. 02Add in the water, salt, and potatoes and bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes
  3. 03Add in the frozen cauliflower, bring to a boil, then simmer another 5 minutes
  4. 04Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes
  5. 05Now you can mash by hand or use a blender, either way combine all the contents of the pot with the cottage cheese and blend or mash.
  6. 06Put back into the pot and cool fully

To assemble

  1. 01Arrange 5 empty prep containers ready to fill
  2. 02Weigh the large pot of filling and subtract the original pot weight. Then divide that by 5 to get the weight of filling per container. Put that amount into the bottom of each container.
  3. 03Weigh the small pot of mash and subtract the original pot weight. Then divide that by 5 to get the weight of mash per container. Put that amount on top of the filling in each container.
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