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Light Shepard's Pie with Cauliflower Mash

Meat mixture ingredients

·         1 lb ground meat (turkey, beef, venison)

·         ½ cup broth of choice

·         ½ cup onion, minced

·         About two cups of veggies, I used frozen onion, celery, carrot mix because I had a bag open, peas(leftover), and mushrooms (needed eaten)

·         1tsp minced garlic

·         Seasonings to taste: I used salt, pepper, & dill

·         1 Tbs cornstarch (or potato starch or flour)

   

Cauliflower “mashed potatoes” ingredients

·         ½ head cauliflower

·         ¼ cup cottage cheese

·         2 Tbs broth (or to get desired texture)

·         1 tsp minced garlic

·         ½ tsp dill

·         ½ tsp thyme

·         Onion powder

·         Salt

·         Pepper

Directions for meat:

• Brown meat in skillet and drain grease.
• Add garlic and other seasonings
• Mix cool broth and cornstarch together in a small bowl until dissolved, add to meat and heat until bubbling
•  Add veggies and cook until onion is clear and veggies are soft.
• Place meat in the bottom of a 9x11” pan

Directions for cauliflower:

•  Break cauliflower into small pieces and cook in boiling water until soft (can use broth to add extra flavor)
•  Place soft cauliflower and all other ingredients in a food processer and blend until smooth. 
• Taste, I am terrible at following recipes and just dump things in until I like how it tastes.  Add more seasonings, broth, etc. to adjust to your liking
•  Spread cauliflower mash on top of meat
• garnish with cheese and green onions (optional)

Bake @ 350* for about 20 minutes or until cheese and cauliflower is bubbling

Can easily be made the night before and put in the oven for a fast dinner.  Next time I am going to make a double batch and put one in the freezer!