{"id":12844,"date":"2024-01-25T14:30:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=12844"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:30:44","slug":"lighter-slow-cooker-shepherds-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/lighter-slow-cooker-shepherds-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighter Slow Cooker Shepherd\u2019s Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/LighterSlowCookerShepherdsPie.jpg\" alt=\"Lighter Slow Cooker Shepherd\u2019s Pie\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/lighter-slow-cooker-shepherds-pie\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Lighter Slow Cooker Shepherd\u2019s Pie<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 20 minutes<br \/>\nSlow Cook: 2 hours \u2022 Serves: 6<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span> <\/span>Nonstick cooking spray<br \/>\n<span>1-1\/2 <\/span>pounds 93% lean ground beef<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>tablespoon olive oil<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>packages (10 ounces each) fresh riced cauliflower<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>tablespoons unsalted butter<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>can (15 ounces) mixed vegetables, drained<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>can (10.5 ounces) beef gravy<br \/>\n<span>1-1\/2 <\/span>tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary, sage and\/or thyme<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>teaspoon ground black pepper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span> Heat large skillet over medium-high heat; spray with cooking spray. Add beef; cook 8 minutes or until browned, breaking up beef with side of spoon.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span> In medium saucepot, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add cauliflower; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. In food processor, pur\u00e9e butter and cauliflower 20 seconds or until almost smooth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span> In 6-quart slow cooker, stir mixed vegetables, gravy, 1 tablespoon herbs, pepper and beef; spread cauliflower mixture over vegetable mixture and sprinkle with remaining \u00bd tablespoon herbs. Cover and cook on high 2 hours or low 4 hours. Makes about 6 cups.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (1 cup):<br \/>\n320 Calories, 16g Fat (6g Saturated), 86mg Cholesterol, 518mg Sodium,<br \/>\n15g Carbohydrates, 4g Fiber, 3g Sugars, 0g Added Sugars, 29g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Chef Tip:<\/span><br \/>\nCustomize this recipe by substituting ground turkey for the beef and\/or prepared mashed potatoes for the riced cauliflower.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Dietitian&#8217;s Dish Tip(s):<\/span><br \/>\nLean ground beef and riced cauliflower lighten up this hearty classic. High-quality protein with less saturated fat promotes heart health, while riced cauliflower offers a low-carb alternative that boosts fiber.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lighter Slow Cooker Shepherd\u2019s Pie Prep: 20 minutes Slow Cook: 2 hours \u2022 Serves: 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-12844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-05_lunch-dinner","category-recipes","tag-24win"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12844"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12986,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12844\/revisions\/12986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}