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Shepherds Pie

Author Becky's Mindful Kitchen

Ingredients

  • This recipe is meant to help use up leftovers or clean out the produce drawer- exact amounts don't matter which is why it is a perfect "throw together" dinner.

For potato topping

  • Leftover mashed potatoes or a few pounds boiled potatoes
  • A few spoonfuls of sour cream ideally Kalona Supernatural or similar brand of grass fed sour cream
  • 1 or 2 egg yolks beaten
  • 1/2-1 cup cream/half &half/whole milk/ broth/coconut cream
  • salt and pepper

Filling

  • chopped veggies: carrots onions, corn, peas, green beans, celery...
  • meat turkey, ground beef, chicken, ham
  • paprika
  • garlic powder
  • thyme
  • sage
  • salt and pepper

Gravy

  • a few T grass fed butter
  • equal amount flour
  • 1- 1 1/2 T Worcestershire just pour some in, exact amount doesn't matter
  • 1-2 cups chicken vegetable or beef broth, preferably homemade stock.
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

For mashed potato topping

  • boil potatoes until a fork can easily slide into it, drain and mash together with cream, sour cream, salt and pepper to taste and egg yolks

Filling

  • Saute in butter onions, carrots and other raw vegetables in a large cast iron pan. Add in herbs and spices and any frozen or cooked vegetables. If meat is not already cooked, cook first and add to the vegetables.
  • In a small pan heat the butter until melted and whisk in flour. Slowly add in broth and worcestershire sauce. Add to vegetables and meat and adjust flavors to taste. I sometimes add in some red pepper or cayenne for some spice. Spoon potatoes on top and broil in the oven until golden brown.