Auntie Phyllis Bajan Shepherd’s Pie

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy, while processed cheese is cheaper.

Heat a fry pan over medium heat and add olive oil with onions, sweet peppers, and chopped garlic; sauté.

Add minced meat to the pan and cook until browned; mix in a teaspoon of browning and one tablespoon of molasses.

Stir in oregano, cilantro, curry, pimento powder, and salt; continue stirring for flavor.

Add barbecue sauce for spice; mix until combined and meat filling is done.

Peel and wash potatoes; place in a pot of salted water and cook until soft.

Strain the potatoes, saving some water for mashing.

Mash the potatoes with milk and butter, adding reserved water to achieve desired consistency.

Grease a baking dish with olive oil; layer the sautéed minced meat in the dish.

Spread a layer of mashed potatoes over the meat.

Grate cheese and sprinkle it over the mashed potatoes; add breadcrumbs on top.

Bake in the oven at 300°F for about 20 minutes until golden.

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