Cleaner & Gluten Free Shepherd's Pie

A Cleaner Shepherd's Pie

5 medium russet potatoes, washed well and chopped (leave the skin on, it's good for you!)
2 1/2 tblsp unsweetened almond milk (or regular milk if you swing that way)
2 1/2 tblsp (Greek or regular is fine)
1 tsp olive oil
1 lb ground turkey
1 onion, roughly chopped
1-3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
1 15 oz can green beans
1 c frozen broccoli florets
1 c frozen peas
1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a large pot boil or steam the potatoes. I prefer to steam them because they have a better flavor, rather than boiling it all out. Let them cook for around 20 minutes or until tender.

2. Heat your oil in a pan on medium high heat (or 7 on my stove), add onions. Let them caramelize, 3-5 minutes, and then add your turkey. Cook it until brown, just don't forget about it like I did, otherwise you'll have some black spots, too.

3. When your turkey is properly browned, set it aside because it's probably just about time for the potatoes to be finished. Use a colander or whatever you prefer to separate the delectable taters from the water. In a large bowl, dump in the potatoes along with the milk, yogurt, and salt and pepper. Now, mash to your heart's content! (The reason why the measurement for the milk and yogurt is kinda weird, is because I actually used 10 potatoes, yeah, I got carried away, and 1/3 c milk and yogurt. Well, that was way too many so I split the mashed tots and only put half on the shepherd's pie.)

4. Once finished with your potato homicide, turn the heat on for the turkey, pour in your can of diced tomatoes, green beans, peas, and broccoli (once again, I'm retarded and I didn't check to see what frozen veggies we had, I just saw bags and was like, "Oh yeah, we totally have corn." We didn't, so we improvised with broccoli and peas). Salt and pepper to taste again and once everything is warm, put it in a 9 x 13 dish and spread it evenly.

5. Now spread the mashed poe-taw-toes on top of the meat and veg mixture. Now sprinkle your cheese on top, put it in the oven and wait about 20 minutes or until it's bubbly and amazingly melted.

This recipe has a whopping 12 servings and only... are you ready for this? I don't think you can handle this, alright, I'll tell you... 186 calories!

Yeah, pretty good, huh? If you don't have a big family or don't think you can eat all 12 servings within the time that it'll still be good in the fridge, split the recipe into two square pans and pop one in the freezer.

I hope you guys like this as much as we did!