Winter is moving in, which makes it the perfect time for warm comfort foods. Make room for this low sodium shepherd’s pie, which brings together a meaty filling and creamy mashed potatoes.
I’ve made a similar shepherd’s pie several times, but realized a month or so ago that I had not shared a recipe with you. I decided it was way overdue, and what better time of year than October. With the leaves turning and whether cooling, it’s the perfect time to throw this together for your family.
A few tips for your shepherd’s pie
- You can make this whole thing ahead and bake it the day you’d like to eat. This makes it even easier for a weeknight meal.
- Kitchen Bouquet adds color and bumps up the flavor a bit. You can find it in your grocery store, usually near broth.
- Nutritional yeast adds some some depth to the potatoes with a somewhat cheese-like flavor. You can find it in the natural foods section of your grocery store, either in bulk or with seasonings like Bragg’s Nutritional Yeast).
- This is great with other veggies tossed in with the meat. Try pearl onions, green beans, peas, or corn.
- If you have an oven-safe skillet (to 350°F), you do not have to bake this in a pie plate or other baking dish. You can leave it in the skillet when you add the potatoes and bake it.
If you like mashed potatoes, make sure to check out my recipe for Creamy Mashed Potatoes. Beef gravy your thing? Don’t miss my recipe for Roast Beef and Gravy.
PrintShepherd’s Pie
SODIUM COUNT: 122 mg sodium per serving; 732 mg in the entire recipe
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
Potato Topping:
- 1.5 pounds baby potatoes or other thin-skinned potato ((washed))
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter ((at room temperature or melted))
- 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast ((optional))
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 4 Tbsp sour cream
Meat Filling:
- 1 medium onion ((chopped))
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef*
- 2 medium carrots ((washed and sliced))
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons Kitchen Bouquet ((browning and seasoning sauce))
- 6 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Potato Topping:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. If you are using baby potatoes, simply wash them and set them aside until the water boils. If you are using larger potatoes, wash them and cut them into 2″ chunks. Once the water boils, add the potatoes and cook for about 15 minutes or just until soft.
- Once the potatoes have cooked, drain the water and return to the pot. Mash the potatoes using a potato masher, leaving a few lumps. They will smooth out a bit as you stir. If you overwork the potatoes they can become a bit tacky.
- Add the butter, nutritional yeast, cream, and sour cream to the potatoes. Using a sturdy spoon, stir the potatoes until everything is incorporated.
Meat Filling
- In a skillet over medium heat, sauté the onion and ground beef for 3-5 minutes. Add the carrots and continue to cook for 3-5 more minutes.
- Sprinkle the flour over the mixture in the skillet and stir thoroughly. Cook for a minute or so. While the mixture cooks, stir together the soy sauce, Kitchen Bouquet, and milk in a small bowl.
- Slowly add the milk mixture to the skillet, stirring well. Cook for another 2-3 minutes, or until it has thickened a bit.
- Transfer the beef mixture to a 9" pie plate or similarly sized baking dish. (If your skillet is oven safe to 350°F, there no need to transfer the beef mixture; you can top it and bake it in the skillet) Top the meat with the mashed potato mixture and few small pats of butter (butter is optional, and not included in nutritional information). Bake in the preheated oven for about 10-15 minutes or until bubbly.
- Remove from oven and serve.
Notes
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION – Yield: 6 servings
Sodium: 122.0 mg, Calories: 322.0, Total Fat: 11.7 g, Saturated Fat: 6.7 g, Cholesterol: 70.0 mg, Carbohydrates: 32.7 g, Fiber: 3.6 g, Sugar: 5.2 g, Protein: 20.0 g.
* To calculate nutritional information, I used 93/7 ground beef.
Very tasty!
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Tried this tonight. Came out really good will make it again
Glad to hear that it turned out good!
Loved this recipe. My husband recently had a heart attack and open heart on Valentine’s Day. Needless to say life in eating world has changed forever. This shepherds pie was outstanding. Didn’t have enough ground beef so there in some ground turkey to equal a pound. It worked! Thank your for sharing your recipe. I would have posted picture but I don’t use FB or instagram
Sincerely
Michele
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I’m so glad you liked it; thanks for sharing!
So delicious! Thank you so much for your low salt recipes! My son was recently placed on a low salt diet due to heart failure. Learning to cook tasty food without salt was difficult. Your recipes are all excellent and made the process much easier.
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I don’t understand what kitchen boquet is (browning sauce) do you mean like Brown HP sauce?
I don’t know what Brown HP sauce is, so I can’t compare the two. Kitchen Bouquet doesn’t have a particularly strong or distinct flavor. It is used in soups, gravy, etc. to add depth of flavor.