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    Healthy Shepherd's Pie (Cottage Pie)

    March 17, 2020 | Jump to Recipe | Print Recipe

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    shepherd's pie with golden mashed potatoes and fresh thyme in pie dish on a butchers block with cooling rack and denim napkin. #shepherdspie #weightwatchers #ww #groundturkeyrecipe #irishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #cottagepie

    HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!! While I realize I am posting Shepherd's pie on St. Patrick's day I want to put emphasis that this is a delicious YEAR ROUND meal. This Irish "meat and potatoes" classic is one of my all time FAVORITE guilt free comfort foods! This healthy Shepherd's Pie (Cottage Pie) recipe is weight watcher friendly, has a huge yield and comes out to only 3 smart points! Let me say that again... This Shepherd's Pie IS THREE SMART POINTS. It's sautéed with fresh garlic and onion, filled with flavorful carrots, mushrooms, celery, corn, peas and lean turkey, cooked with savory sauce, then topped with a thick layer of creamy mashed potatoes.

    How to make Healthy Shepherd's Pie (Cottage Pie):

    {printable version with measurements below}

    This recipe has a huge yield of 14 servings, which is about 2 large pie dishes or 1 large casserole dish.

    • Boil potatoes in a medium/large stock pot over high heat in salted water. Cook until you can easily poke a fork through them.
    • Using a stand mixer, hand mixer or potato ricer mash the potatoes with chicken broth, a little butter butter and sour cream. Add the sea salt to taste and set aside
    • Preheat oven to 395°
    • Rinse out the stock pot that boiled the potatoes and over medium/high heat add a teaspoon of olive oil and all the ground turkey constantly stirring/ breaking up the meat with a spatula/wooden spoon.

    overhead shot of shepherd's pie turkey filling (without mashed potato layer) with corn, peas, carrots, onion, celery, chopped mushroom and sauce. In a pie dish with scalloped rim on a butchers block with on a denim napkin. #shepherdspie #weightwatchers #ww #groundturkeyrecipe #irishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #cottagepie

    • Once turkey is fully cooked remove it from pot and set aside on plate. Leaving the juice/rendered fat behind in the stock pot and add diced onion. Stir and cook onion until fragrant (about a minute) and add in celery, mushroom, carrots and garlic. Sauté until vegetables are cooked and a little tender about 6-8 minutes.
    • Add peas, corn, flour, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, rosemary, thyme and cooked meat. Turn heat to low and mix all the ingredients, letting it simmer for 8-10 minutes.

    overhead shot of mashed potatoes spread across the top of shepherd’s pie meat filling before drawing a design on them with a fork #shepherdspie #weightwatchers #ww #groundturkeyrecipe #irishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #cottagepie

    • Taste and season with salt and pepper to your liking.
    • Using a casserole or pie dish spread filling evenly across the dish and carefully top with an even layer of mashed potatoes. I usually use a spoon to even this layer out and then a fork to draw a fun design on the potatoes (shown in picture).

    overhead shot of mashed potatoes spread across the top of shepherd’s pie meat filling with circular design drawn on them using a fork #shepherdspie #weightwatchers #ww #groundturkeyrecipe #irishrecipes #dinner #recipe #cottagepie

    • Bake at 395° for 20-25 minutes, then switch on the broiler for 1-2 minutes to give the potatoes a nice golden brown color.

    up close overhead shot of shepherd's pie with golden mashed potatoes and fresh thyme in pie dish with scalloped rim on a butchers block with cooling rack and denim napkin. #shepherdspie #weightwatchers #ww #groundturkeyrecipe #irishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #cottagepie

    • Remove from oven and let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

    up close side shot of a slice of shepherd's pie golden mashed potatoes served on a white speckled plate and wood hexagon platter with bite ready to eat on a gold fork. Rest of shepherd’s pie is in background served in a pie dish with scalloped rim on denim napkin . #shepherdspie #weightwatchers #ww #groundturkeyrecipe #irishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #cottagepie

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    shepherd's pie with golden mashed potatoes and fresh thyme in pie dish on a butchers block with cooling rack and denim napkin. #shepherdspie #weightwatchers #ww #groundturkeyrecipe #irishrecipes #dinnerrecipes #cottagepie

    Healthy Shepherd's Pie (Cottage Pie)

    Callie
    This "meat and potatoes" classic is a FAVORITE guilt free comfort food! Flavorful veggies and lean turkey in savory sauce, then topped with creamy mashed potatoes.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American, Irish
    Servings 14 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 lbs yukon gold potatoes
    • ¾ cup chicken broth, fat free/low sodium
    • 2 tablespoon light sour cream
    • ½ tablespoon butter
    • Maldon sea salt flakes to taste

    Filling:

    • 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
    • 1 lb 99% extra lean ground turkey
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • ½ onion, diced
    • 1 cup celery, chopped (1 cup = about 2 stalks)
    • 1 cup carrots, chopped (1 cup = about 4 medium carrots)
    • 1 cup peas
    • 1 (15 oz) can corn
    • 4 cloves garlic, minced
    • 8 oz mushrooms, diced
    • 1½ cup chicken broth, fat free/low sodium
    • 3 tablespoon tomato paste
    • 2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
    • 2½ tablespoon flour
    • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
    • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
    • Maldon sea salt flakes to taste
    • ground pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Boil potatoes in a medium/large stock pot over high heat in salted water. Cook until you can easily poke a fork through them.
    • Using a stand mixer, hand mixer or potato ricer mash the potatoes with chicken broth, a little butter butter and sour cream. Add the sea salt to taste and set aside
    • Preheat oven to 395°
    • Rinse out the stock pot that boiled the potatoes and over medium/high heat add a teaspoon of olive oil and all the ground turkey constantly stirring/ breaking up the meat with a spatula/wooden spoon.
    • Once turkey is fully cooked remove it from pot and set aside on plate. Leaving the juice/rendered fat behind in the stock pot and add diced onion. Stir and cook onion until fragrant (about a minute) and add in celery, mushroom, carrots and garlic. Sauté until vegetables are cooked and a little tender about 6-8 minutes.
    • Add peas, corn, flour, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, rosemary, thyme and cooked meat. Turn heat to low and mix all the ingredients, letting it simmer for 8-10 minutes.
    • Taste and season with salt and pepper to your liking. Using a casserole or pie dish spread filling evenly across the dish and carefully top with an even layer of mashed potatoes. I usually use a spoon to even this layer out and then a fork to draw a fun design on the potatoes (shown in picture).
    • Bake at 395° for 20-25 minutes, then switch on the broiler for 1-2 minutes to give the potatoes a nice golden brown color.
    • Remove from oven and let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. - Enjoy!

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    Serving: 1slice
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