Sheperd's Pie

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
• 5 carrots, chopped (I used a bag of baby carrots)
  
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 3/4 cup beef broth
• 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• frozen veggies (corn, peas, carrots etc)
• seasoning for the beef (I used salt, pepper, garlic, and an all purpose season)
  

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes (I cooked the potatoes and carrots together, and took the potatoes out first with a slotted spoon and let the carrots continue boiling) and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash. Mix in butter, finely chopped onion and 1/4 cup shredded cheese (I added a little milk and more butter). Season with salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add carrots and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, mash and set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.)
3. Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add onion and cook until clear. Add ground beef, season and cook until well browned. Pour off excess fat, then stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add ketchup and beef broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, add an frozen vegetables and simmer for 5 minutes.
   
4. Spread the ground beef in an even layer on the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Next, spread a layer of mashed carrots. Top with the mashed potato mixture and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

Kristin- I think your kids would like this

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Chicken Carbonara

Ingredients:
1 pound spaghetti
olive oil
1 lb bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 eggs
3/4-1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2-1 lb cooked, cooked diced chicken (I have no idea how much I use, I just fill the pan)
1-2 cups cooked peas
salt and black pepper to taste
extra parmesan for table

Directions:
Cook chicken with salt and pepper, dice.
Cook chopped bacon until slightly crisp; remove and drain onto paper towels (I cooked, then chopped). Reserve bacon fat; add olive oil, and heat in reused large skillet. Add chopped onion, and cook over medium heat until onion is translucent. Add minced garlic, and cook 1 minute more.
Beat eggs very well, add parmesan cheese to eggs.
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti pasta until al dente. Add frozen peas when pasta is done cooking (or you can just cook them separately, this just makes it easier). Drain well. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and add the chicken, bacon, onions; toss well.
Add the egg mixture and (optional) heat on the stove while tossing constantly until eggs are slightly set (I don't heat it up since the pasta is hot when I add everything).

Delicious!

Adapted from here

Chicken Enchiladas

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
3 1/2 cups Chicken, shredded or chopped (we just get one of those already cooked whole chickens from the deli and chop it up)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (4.5 oz) can of chopped green chilies, drained
1 (8 oz) Cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
8-10 (8 inch) flour tortillas
2 (8 oz) packages of shredded cheese, Mexican blend
1 pint whipping cream (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion, and sauté 5 minutes. Add green chilies; sauté 1 minute 1 minute. Stir in cream cheese, cook, stirring constantly until cream cheese melts. Add chicken and stir until mixed well.

Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla, add some cheese. Roll up tortillas and place, seam down, in a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish. Sprinkle with more cheese and drizzle whippng cream.

Bake for 45 min or until cheese melts

Yeah, these are low fat ;) but super delicious. Oh, I'm pretty sure tripp adds some garlic too. I like the mixture stuff to just dip tortilla chips in too, you could probably put it all in a crock pot and use as a dip at a party or something...ummm, good idea!




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