Healthy Meal #2 - Shepherd's Pie

Did you know that Shepherd's pie is made of lamb as the base and cottage pie uses beef? Since I am not using either of those meats, perhaps I should call mine a turkey farmer's pie as it is made of extra lean turky mince.

Lets get started.

For the base...
Meatless Shepherd's pie
2cups morning star farms soy chunks
1 medium onion chopped
1 Lb bag of frozed peas and carrots
1 Tbsp of onion powder
1 Tbsp of garlic powder
4 cloves of garlic minced
salt to taste
2 tsp of olive oil
1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp of all purpose flour

For the topping...
1 medium head of cauliflower boiled until very tender 

1/2 cup of steel cut oats
1 16 oz can of cannalini beans
1/4 cup of low fat parmasan cheese

Saute the onions, minced garlic and cook the soy chunks. Add onion and garlic powder to the meat and continue to cook until slightly brown. Add the bag of frozen peas and carrots. Continue to cook for another 15 minutes.

Remove soy from the pan and deglaze the pan with the vinegar.  Add to soy chunks. 

Blend the boiled cauliflower, beans, oats together to make a paste/purée. 

Place the soy preparation as the base in a Pyrex dish.  Top it off with cauliflower and bean mixture. Bake for 30 mins..  Remove from oven, let stand for 30 mins. Enjoy!