Recipe: Healthy Shepard's Pie

Growing up as a child, your mom probably made this for you. You probably thought it was just leftovers put into a dish and baked. Real crafty mom! In some cases, you could have been right! This dish is super easy and it's filling! It's also so easy to make a big batch of it to eat throughout the week. Turkey, Potatoes, and Veggies - what could be better!?

Ingredients:

• 1 container of Lean Ground Turkey (1.25lbs)
• ½ onion
• 2 cups frozen vegetables of choice
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• 1 cup of water
• 2 cooked potatoes
• Paprika, Salt, Pepper, Chili Powder (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine the ground turkey and chopped onion in pan over medium heat. Drain once cooked throughout.
3. Place back onto stove over medium heat and add frozen vegetables. Dissolve the chicken bouillon cube into water and add to pan. Spice to your liking, I used the spices listed above.
4. While the frozen vegetables are thawing out and the spices are flavoring your dish, mash the potatoes in a bowl. You may need to add some milk, again - this is to your preference.
5. Transfer your turkey, onion, vegetable mixture evenly into an 8x8 pan. Top with your smashed potatoes. Add additional paprika to the top of your potatoes.
6. Place into oven and cook for 20 minutes.
7. Enjoy!

With the ingredients and brands that I used, this came to 276 calories per serving - 22c/4f/36p. This recipe takes less than 10 minutes on the stove, and you don't even have to put it in the oven for long if your in a pinch because everything is already cooked. I just like to give the potatoes a nice brown on top! Feel free to add whatever kind of vegetables you'd like, changing this to lean beef, or even swapping the regular white potatoes for some sweet potatoes. The options are endless!