Irish Shepherds Pie

This makes a lovely alternative to the much more common corned beef and cabbage that you may have been planning for St. Patrick’s Day dinner.

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step: 2

Place olive oil and butter in Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion and ground lamb; brown the meat, breaking it up into small crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes.

Step: 3

Stir in flour until incorporated, then mix in salt, black pepper, rosemary, paprika, cinnamon, ketchup, and garlic; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step: 4

Stir in water and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium-low and bring mixture to a simmer; cook and stir until thick, about 5-6 minutes.

Step: 5

Remove lamb mixture from heat and stir in peas and carrots until combined.

Step: 6

Spread lamb mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.

Step: 7

Place potatoes into a large pan of salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well and return potatoes to pan.

Step: 8

Mash butter, cayenne pepper, cream cheese, and Irish cheese into the potatoes. Mash until combined and potatoes are smooth. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Step: 9

Whisk together egg yolk and milk in a small bowl; stir into the mashed potato mixture.

Step: 10

Top the lamb mixture in the baking dish with the mashed potatoes and spread evenly to cover.

Step: 11

Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and sauce is bubbling up around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes.

Per Serving: 517 calories; protein 29.2g; carbohydrates 37.2g; fat 28.3g; cholesterol 132.3mg; sodium 301mg.

Depriving yourself can lead to overeating , late-night snacking, and mindless eating and it’s for this reason that Riner encourages people to indulge in “fun” foods every once in a while.

Avoidance on late-night snacking and got eat , it is much important to include some easy foods (or what one may perceive as off limits ). Meaning , if we can be order the healthiest thing on the menu but come home and graze on chips, necessary we really will the junk food and should have just pleased it in the first place."

When it comes to dinner , overeating or eating too much of the bad item of food will make lead to trouble on sleeping. On the flip side, a daylight food that is not eating to much food than satiating can leave you want more and resulting in reaching for an unhealthy late-night snack even closer to sleep .