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Paleo Shepherd's Pie {Whole30, Dairy Free}

This Shepherd's Pie is classic, cozy comfort food for cold winter days!  It's paleo and Whole30 compliant, dairy free and kid approved.  A flavorful, hearty ground beef mixture is topped with creamy dairy-free mashed potatoes, and baked until golden brown and bubbling.  
Author: Michele Rosen
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Paleo and Whole30
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Beef Mixture:

Mashed Potatoes:

Instructions

Prepare the potatoes:

  1. Heat a 3 quart pot with water, sprinkle with salt and bring to a boil. Add 2” potato pieces to the boiling water, and cook until very soft
  2. Drain the potatoes and return to the pot. Set heat to low and add the ghee and coconut milk. Mash with a potato masher over very low heat, once smooth, turn heat off and add nutritional yeast, salt and pepper. If you want your potatoes really creamy, you can use an immersion blender at this point (I just put mine right in the pot.)

Prepare beef mixture and assemble/bake pie:

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees
  2. In a deep oven proof skillet* (mine was 10”, add beef to skillet and sprinkle with sea salt. Brown beef over med/hi heat breaking up lumps with spoon. remove from skillet to a plate with slotted spoon and set aside.

  3. Adjust heat to medium and add Brussels sprouts and carrots to skillet, stir to coat and cook about 2 minutes, then add onions and cook until softened. Add garlic and sprinkle veggies with a bit of sea salt, stir, then cover the skillet briefly to soften carrots until fork tender, if necessary.
  4. Add the remaining ingredients for the beef mixture to the skillet, stir to combine, then return beef to skillet and stir to coat, simmer for 2 minutes or so to thicken the sauce and blend flavors.
  5. Spread all the mashed potatoes over the beef mixture and use a spoon or spatula to smooth the top. Sprinkle with parsley, then place skillet on a large baking sheet (to catch any bubbling sauce) and bake in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, until sauce is bubbling and top begins to turn light brown.
  6. Remove from oven, allow to sit about 10 minutes before serving hot. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*If you don't have an oven proof skillet, you can use a casserole dish instead to bake your shepherd's pie - cook beef mixture in a skillet and then transfer mixture to casserole dish once done cooking; spread mashed potatoes over the top and bake as instructed.

Nutrition

Calories: 407kcal
Carbohydrates: 26g
Protein: 21g
Fat: 24g
Saturated Fat: 13g
Cholesterol: 77mg
Sodium: 127mg
Potassium: 978mg
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 2g
Vitamin A: 2875IU
Vitamin C: 23.6mg
Calcium: 49mg
Iron: 3.9mg