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The ultimate makeover: Shepherd's pie
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The ultimate makeover: Shepherd's pie

15 ingredients 25 min Serves 4 openrecipes
The ultimate makeover: Shepherd's pie

Angela Nilsen works her magic on a classic and gives Shepherd's pie a superhealthy face-lift

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1283
Calories
54g
Protein
45g
Fat
167g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Green Lentil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 3-4 thyme sprigs
  • 2 carrots , diced (total weight 300g/11oz)
  • 250g lean minced lamb (we used 10% fat)
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tsp vegetable bouillon powder , made up to 350ml/12fl oz stock with boiling water
  • 227g can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 400g can green lentils with no added salt, drained
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 650g Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes , roughly chopped
  • 250g sweet potatoes , roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp half-fat crème fraîche
  • 1 tbsp semi-skimmed milk

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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