Hearty Shepherd's Pie 

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An old favourite!

Ingredients:

4 medium potatoes (Royal Blue or Ruby Lou), unpeeled and quartered

1 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp skim milk

1 pinch of salt & pepper, to taste

1 coat of olive oil spray

1 brown onion, finely chopped

1/2 carrot, peeled, grated

1 tsp mixed herbs

400 g lean lamb mince

1 beef stock cube

1 1/4 cup water

3 Tbsp gravy powder

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 180C.

Boil, steam or microwave potatoes until tender. Drain. Mash potatoes in a large bowl with butter, milk and seasoning.

Spray a large non-stick frying pan with olive oil spray. Cook onion, carrot and mixed herbs, stirring until onion softens. Add minced lamb and cook, stirring until browned.

Crumble the stock cube into the water, stir in the gravy powder thoroughly and add to the mince mixture. Stir until mixture thickens.

Place in an ovenproof dish. Top with mashed potato mixture. Bake uncovered for 40 to 50 minutes until pie is heated through and the potato crust is golden.

Variations:

For individual servings, divide mixture among four ovenproof dishes and bake for 30 minutes.

Low-fat grated cheese could also top the pie.

Serving suggestion not included in the nutritional analysis.

Author:

Fresh Finesse

Member Comments: (1)

By: libg - 2009-02-11
Delicious! Very easy to make and my 2 year old son liked it too. I couldn''t find lean lamb so I cooked the mince separately and rinsed off the fat before returning it to the pan after softening the onion/carrot/herbs. Next time I want to try using sweet potato instead of normal potatoes.