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Cauliflower Mash Shepard's Pie

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My brother in-law introduced me to this dish (thanks John) and it’s become one of my favorite meals to make.

Super simple, healthy version of your traditional Shepard’s Pie…only this is gluten free & dairy free. It can also be made vegetarian - just don’t add meat.

Here’s how you make it. Feel free to substitute or add any veggies you’d like. I don’t love onions and rarely use them in my cooking, but they are a great addition for you onion lovers.

Ingredients - use organic when you can

  • 1 head of cauliflower, broken into pieces to be steamed

  • 1 package of Ground turkey meat

  • 1 carton of Mushrooms, sliced

  • 1/2 bag of Frozen peas

  • 1 Zucchini, sliced and quartered

  • 1 Garlic clove, chopped

  • Salt & pepper to taste

  • Dried rosemary

  • Ghee

  • Olive Oil

  • Almond milk or any other non-dairy milk (make sure it’s unsweetened and NOT vanilla flavored - made that mistake last time)

Method:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oven safe pan (I use a skillet) over medium high heat. Melt some ghee and olive oil together (ghee adds flavor, oil helps coat the pan). Add a little salt and pepper.

  2. Add chopped garlic to the pan, cook until tender and slightly brown. If you’re an onion lover, add diced onions with the garlic

  3. Add your veggies and cook one at a time (start with mushrooms, then add zucchini, peas, etc.) stir occasionally, cook until slightly brown or desired brownness

*while the veggies are cooking, time to make the Cauliflower Mash*

  1. Steam the broken pieces of cauliflower until soft (about 15-20mins). Add to blender along with almond milk (enough to make the mash creamy), add salt & pepper. Blend until smooth.

  2. Once veggies are cooked to your liking, remove veggies from pan and add the turkey meat. Cook through all the way. Add veggies back and mix all together. Add dried rosemary or any other herbs or spices you’d like.

  3. Remove pan from heat, level out the veggies and turkey, add the cauliflower mash right on top, spread to even out.

  4. Add pan to oven, cook about 20-25 mins or until slightly brown on top. You can also broil the last few minutes to crisp up the top.