Recipe: Shepherd's Pie / Cottage Pie

Shepherd's Pie / Cottage Pie
makes 6-8 servings, depending on how you work dat knife

Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey (or meat of your choice)
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
4 medium carrots
4 stalks celery
1 cup chicken broth
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp dried minced onion
2 lbs cauliflower
15oz can pinto beans
1 cup cheese
2 tsp seasoned salt (one for the meat, one for the cauliflower)

Directions:
[1] Cauliflower: rinse and cut into manageable sized pieces; boil for 10 minutes; drain; add 1 Tbsp salt; mash or puree until smooth (adding about 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid back in if needed).
[2] Meat & Veg Mix: dice carrots and celery; soften on medium-low heat for about 10 minutes in a pan with oil; add meat (raise temp to medium-high) and cook until brown; add broth, worcestershire, onion, and 1 Tbsp salt; simmer 10 more minutes.
[3] Assembly: In 9x13 baking dish, layer meat & veg mix; then beans (rinse & drained); then smashed cauliflower; then top with cheese.
[4] Bake at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes until cheese has browned (broil at the end if needed).

Nutrition Info:
- If cutting into 6 pieces: 390 calories, 18g fat (7.5 saturated), 10.5g fiber, 27g protein.
- If cutting into 8 pieces: 292.5 calories, 13.5g fat (5.5 saturated), 8g fiber, 20g protein

Recipe Cost: $9.15 total recipe; $1.53 per piece for 6 pieces; $1.14 per piece for 8 pieces.

Enjoy!! ~Jay :D