Shepherd's Pie

I don’t have time to make complex meals, I need to be in and out of the kitchen as quickly as possible, but that doesn’t mean I can’t make a healthy and nutritious meal! Serves 6-8 people

Ingredients

• 1 medium brown onion

• 1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil

• 1 clove of crushed garlic

• 500gram Lean Beef Mince (Heart Smart 5 star)

• 700grams Passata Sauce (low sodium/low sugar)

• 1 large Zucchini

• 1 large Carrot

• 2 cups of frozen peas

• 1 small red capsicum

• 200 grams of sliced button mushrooms

• approx. 6 medium potatoes

• approx. 1 cup of milk of your choice

• ½ cup low fat grated cheese

Method

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius

• Place olive oil in saucepan and brown onion and garlic

• Place mince into saucepan and cook until brown

• Add the Passata sauce and stir through

• Cut your veggies (zucchini, carrots, capsicum and mushrooms) up into cubes, and add into the saucepan as well as the frozen peas and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.

• Place the meat and veg mixture into a casserole dish (one that resembles a pie dish) and spread out evenly

• Steam your potato (I like to do it over the stovetop) and once soft take off the heat and mash it up, add milk to give it a smooth, creamy consistency

• Spread the mashed potato over the meat and veg mixture to create a top layer

• Sprinkle grated cheese over the top and place in the oven until the potato and cheese crisps up (approx. 15-20minutes)

  It can be served with a salad or steamed/roast vegetables!