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This shepherd's pie recipe is intended to be a very basic version, as it's a highly customizable recipe which can be dialed in to meet both taste and nutritional preferences.
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50 minutes
4 servings
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dairy-free
(?)
Has dairy from:
butter
unsalted butter
buttermilk
heavy cream
gluten-free
(?)
Has gluten from:
white flour
chicken stock
kid friendly
has meat
(?)
Has meat from:
ground beef (7% fat)
chicken stock
has pasta
has seafood
mediterranean
vegan
(?)
Not vegan due to:
ground beef (7% fat)
butter
egg (medium)
unsalted butter
buttermilk
heavy cream
vegetarian
(?)
Not vegetarian due to:
ground beef (7% fat)
egg (medium)
pescatarian
(?)
Not pescatarian due to:
ground beef (7% fat)
paleo
(?)
Not paleo due to:
white flour
worcestershire sauce
buttermilk
Customization

 
Who:
Tom
Goal:
Raw Food
Reason:
Add a runny egg and puff pastry shell.
Recipe:
Sherherd's Pie With a Runny Egg and a Puff Pastry Base.
 
Nutrition to Note
This recipe has Fat (total lipid) as 50.8% and Protein as 50.1% (as a percentage of RDA).
 
You may need to take these into account today to balance out your diet.
 
Nutrition Rating Details
Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:
• Calcium: 7.3% of RDA
• Calories: 42.0% of RDA
• Carbs: 30.3% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 50.8% of RDA
• Fiber: 39.8% of RDA
• Fructose: 6.3% of RDA
• Protein: 50.1% of RDA
• Sodium: 28.8% of RDA
• Sugar: 34.9% of RDA
• Vitamin A (IU): 233% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 67.2% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 59.8% of RDA
• Iron: 17.2% of RDA
• Magnesium: 36.1% of RDA
• Manganese: 18.5% of RDA
• Niacin: 111% of RDA
• Potassium: 76.1% of RDA
• Zinc: 63.0% of RDA
If any nutritional component is greater than 50% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 400% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Note” rating.
 
Whether this matters for your diet depends mostly on what other foods you consume today.
 
MACROS
Carbohydrate
83.3
g
Calories
840
 
Fiber
11.1
g
Iron
3.43
mg
Protein
56.3
g
Sodium
433
mg
Sugars
13.1
g
Fat (total lipid)
31.0
g
 
MAIN RECIPE INGREDIENTS
Amount
Measure
Adjust
Ingredient
 
1
tbsp
+
-
 
 
1
tsp
+
-
 
 
1
lb
+
-
 
 
1
whole
+
-
 
finely diced.
 
2
whole
+
-
 
finely diced.
 
3
sprigs
+
-
 
finely chopped.
 
2
tbsp
+
-
 
 
1
cup
+
-
 
 
1
tbsp
+
-
 
 
4
oz, volume
+
-
 
 
2
tbsp
+
-
 
 
2
tbsp
+
-
 
 
1
cup
+
-
 
 
1
whole
+
-
 
beaten, to glaze the top of the mashed potatoes.
 
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INGREDIENTS FOR: MASHED RED BLISS POTATOES
Amount
Measure
Ingredient
 
5
lbs
(medium sized).
 
0
 
 
0
 
(for seasoning).
 
8
tbsp
(1 stick), cut into pieces.
 
3/4
cups
 
1/4
cups
 
1/4
tsp
(ground).
 
3
tbsp
(chopped) / (fresh).
 
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PREPARATION
1.
Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees F.
MAKING THE MASHED POTATOES
2.
Follow the steps in the Dependent Recipes section to make the mashed potatoes. For this recipe, there really can never be enough mashed potatoes, so feel free to make 1.5X the mashed potatoes (you will use them :-).
MAKING THE GROUND BEEF AND VEGETABLES
3.
Cook the ground beef until it's cooked/browned, drain any fat, set aside.
4.
Add olive oil to a large saucepan. Saute the carrots until they begin to get tender.
5.
Add in the onions and saute until they begin to become translucent.
6.
Add in the cooked ground beef.
7.
Season with black pepper and thyme.
8.
Add the butter and peas.
9.
Sprinkle the flour over the pan and then stir this in.
10.
Add tomato paste, wine and the Worcestershire sauce. Let this reduce, cooking off the alcohol from the wine.
11.
Add the chicken stock. Allow this to reduce down until it begins to get quite thick.
ASSEMBLING THE PIE
12.
Grease an oven-proof baking pan using some butter. I used a 9x9 pan and it was perfect, though a 9x13 might work for a thinner pie.
13.
Spoon the mashed potatoes on top, flatten them out with a spoon.
14.
Glaze the top with the egg.
15.
Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until the top of the potatoes begins to brown.
DEPENDENT RECIPES:
1.
This dependent recipe has a "yields ratio" of 1. This means that for every 1 serving of the main recipe you're making, make 1 serving of the dependent recipe.
 
THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED
1.
Make it Gluten Free!
 
A partially gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made to reduce the amount of gluten. Just substitute gluten-free chicken stock for chicken stock.
2.
Make it Dairy Free!
 
A dairy-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute Earth Balance Natural Buttery Stick for butter.
3.
Make it Soy Free!
 
A soy-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free chicken stock for chicken stock.
4.
Make it Wheat Free!
 
A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free chicken stock for chicken stock.
 
COMPLETE NUTRITION
This recipe has the following nutrient totals:
Calories 840
Protein 56.3 g
Carbohydrates 83.3 g
Iron 3.43 mg
Fiber 11.1 g
Calcium 73.5 mg
(plus many more nutrients)
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