Shepherd's Pie Recipe 2 | Say Mmm

Ingredients

• 8 medium potatoes, cut into chunks
• 8 medium carrots, cut into small chunks
• 1 lb. ground turkey or ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 20 oz. can tomato sauce, diced or stewed tomatoes
• 2 1/2 tsp. sweet basil leaves
• 1-2 Tbsp natural sweetener (honey, rapadura or sucanat)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground mustard
• 1 tsp garlic powder or more fresh garlic
• 1 bay leaf or 1 tsp chopped bay leaf
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced (optional)
• 3-4 cups total veggies – mushrooms, green beans, peas & corn, fresh or frozen
• milk, butter & salt to season mashed potatoes, as desired (our favorite combination: 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 Tbsp mayonaise, and 1 garlic clove)
• 1/2 – 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese