As you can imagine, this recipe was created when I was on one of my 10 different diets of the year and was on a cauliflower kick! This diet suggested cutting out the carbs of regular potatoes and substituting a healthier version with cauliflower. Little did I know how much I would love this dish with cauliflower and prefer it over the heavier mashed potatoes that are normally in a Shepherd’s pie ! This is one of my favorite dishes to make!
Skillet Shepherd's Pie With Cauliflower Mash
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Author: Momma Chef
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 12 oz. bag cauliflower florets
- 1 container Trader Joe’s Mirepoix mix (contains chopped onions, carrots and celery)
- 1½ tbsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. chopped rosemary
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Steam cauliflower florets in a pot on the stove or in the microwave.
- While the cauliflower is steaming, in a separate oven-safe skillet heat 1 tbsp. olive oil over medium high heat.
- Add in ground meat and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Then add in Trader Joe’s Mirepoix mix, 1 tbsp. salt and the chopped rosemary. Cook another 2 minutes, mixing everything together.
- When cauliflower is soft, mash with a fork and add in ½ tbsp. salt.
- Remove the meat from heat, spread the cauliflower mash over the mixture in the skillet and bake for 30 minutes.
Tips:
- If you can’t find the Mirepoix mix, you can use ½ onion, 3 carrots and 3 celery stalks – all chopped.
- If you prefer mashed potatoes over cauliflower mash, substitute 3 cups mashed potatoes.
- I normally like to make my dishes in one pot, but this one is so ridiculously yummy that it’s worth using the extra pot! It is best made in a cast-iron skillet. If you don’t already own one, it’s worth buying. I got mine at a discount store like Home Goods, and I use it all the time.
This looks so yummy. I love cauliflower mash!
Looks great. I have cauliflower in my fridge I need to use, this looks like a great way to use it up!!
This looks so freaking easy to make! I love shepherds pie so much. I never thought of using cauliflower mash with it!
yummy I love shepherds pie!! and now its healthy thank you!!!
I love cottage pie but havent tried it with cauliflower but looks amazing!
Woah! This is looking good! I’ve never seen a recipe quite like this! I’ll have to try this out one day ?
I love that this uses a cauliflower mash rather than potatoes! Looks great!
What a great idea to do this in a skillet! That makes it so much easier! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I can’t wait to make this for my husband! Shepherds pie is his absolute favorite!
sharing now! Yum!
It looks beautiful and it sounds divine I need to make it this weekend.
I have never tried cauliflower mash on shepherd’s pie before, I bet it adds an interesting flavor to it.
I really cauliflower to substitute my starch. This is really good and healthy!
I haven’t had cauliflower mash but this looks amazing!! I need to try it
This looks and sounds awesome! I’m going to share it with my mum who is intolerant of potato.
I love that is low carb and I loved this pie
Hi April,
Thanks for your message! I love this dish too! Personally, I think the cauliflower is even better than the potatoes—and healthier too! Enjoy!
Karen