Learning How to Make My Mom's French Canadian Meat Pie Recipe

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in fat.

pie crust

🥗Healthier: whole wheat crust

💰Cheaper: store-bought crust

Whole wheat crust adds fiber and nutrients.

potato

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: mashed cauliflower

Sweet potato adds vitamins, while cauliflower is lower in carbs.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

Brown the ground beef and pork in a large stock pot.

Cook bacon in a skillet until crispy, then add to the stock pot.

In the remaining bacon grease, fry diced onion until soft and translucent, then transfer to the stock pot.

Add spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, pepper, salt) to the meat mixture and stir.

Peel and cut potatoes into chunks, boil for 20 minutes, then drain and mash without adding butter or milk.

Add mashed potatoes to the meat mixture until thickened, like turkey stuffing.

Fill pre-made deep dish pie shells with the meat and potato mixture, level it off, and add a top crust.

Moisten the edges of the pie shell to seal, flute the crust, and bake until golden brown.

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