I love Shepherd’s pie. Like seriously love it. My family tolerates it but would rather I not make it quite so much once the weather turns cold. I try to oblige but I really wanted to give a few substitutions to my normal favorite recipe a try. So, I begged the family to forgive me as I whipped up carrot cauliflower shepherd’s pie.
You can consider this recipe a semi-lightened up version of the traditional shepherd’s pie. It swaps ground beef with turkey and potatoes with cauliflower. The result is an amazingly delicious winter meal you can feel good about eating even if you are watching your waistline.
What You’ll Need:
Topping
2 heads of cauliflower, trimmed to florets {~1 lb of florets}
3 medium carrots, sliced
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 Tbsp skim milk
3 oz goat cheese
salt
pepper
paprika
Filling
1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1 tsp oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp wondra flour
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
1 cup beef broth
1/2 cup stewed tomatoes, drained and roughly chopped
1 tsp tomato paste
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tsp dried thyme
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
Let’s Make It:
1) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a 9×13 baking dish by spraying lightly with cooking spray. {You can also do two 8×8 square dishes and plan to freeze one for later.}
2) In a large pan, brown turkey over medium heat and drain. Set aside.
3) Add 1 tsp oil to the pan and saute the onion, mushroom and garlic until softened.
Add wondra and stir well. Cook for 1 minute.
4) Stir in ground turkey and mixed vegetables. Add beef broth, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce and thyme. Bring a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.
5) Steam the cauliflower and carrots until very tender. Add to a large bowl along with the 3 Tbsp of butter. Mash until chunky mashed potato like consistency.
Stir in milk and goat cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
6) Spread turkey mixture into prepared pan.
Top with cauliflower mixture. Sprikle the top with paprika.
7) Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Let stand about 10 minutes before serving.
What is your favorite winter dish? Does your family get tired of your favorite dish being made constantly like mine does?
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Wow that is a beautiful shepards pie, one of my favorites!
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My husband and I were actually talking about making shepherd’s pie with a cauliflower crust so definitely pinning this to try later. Thanks for the recipe Shannah!
Shepards pie is one of my all time favorite foods! This looks totally yummy and i NEVER would have thought to use cauliflower!
This is making my stomach growl! I’ll have to try it!
That looks delicious! A must try!
I love Shepherd’s Pie! Come to think of it, I don’t think I have a recipe for it. Thank you for sharing!
I could happily eat this every week! This looks delicious!
Okay, this sounds amazing… would be perfect of this dreary day here in Texas… thanks so much
We LOVE Shepherd’s Pie!! Never had it with cauliflower before though! Hubby just made a delish pasta with cheese and mushrooms and wine sauce – we’ll be sharing it on the blog soon!
yum — i love shepherds pie!
I love traditional shepherd’s pie but this looks so amazing!
I have never had shepherd pie and this looks amazing so now I think I need to try this. YUMMY what a great recipe
I think this looks fabulous! I never thought of using mushrooms-yum!
Shepherd’s Pie is one of the meals all of my kids enjoy without complaint so I make it often during the colder months. I love having an alternative to mashed potatoes on top! Thanks!
I’ll have to try this.
Shepherds pie is a favorite in our house. This light version sounds like something my family would enjoy.
Sounds good! I have never had a Shepard’s Pie.
I really love shepards pie! Def pinning for dinner this week!
trisha
YUmmm..this looks amazing… and perfect for my family; we had Cauliflower Mashed potatoes last night and everyone loved it, need to try this, it sure is a powerhouse full of vitamins..thanks for sharing
this looks delicious, love using cauliflower instead of potatoes! Pinning!