Upside-Down Shepherd's Pie

My mom makes the most delicious shepherd's pie in the land. I have attempted to recreate it from time to time and while I can make a delicious one...it still doesn't hold a candle to her's. With that said...neither are terribly low-cal so I decided to give this recipe a shot.

yield: 4 nice sized servings

3/4 lb new potatoes (instead we used 1 pkg of Idahoan instant taters)
1/2 cup of water (and 2 cups of water per tater instructions)
1/4 cup of Kraft Tuscan House Italian Dressing & Marinade
1 lb extra lean ground beef
1 onion: chopped (we used the dried minced ones)
1 cup frozen corn
1 tomato: chopped (we didn't use tomato)
1/3 cup shredded cheese (we did 1/2 cups because we're cheese addicts)

1. preheat oven to 400-degrees
2. pour dressing into skillet and add ground beef and onion to cook
3. while browning the ground beef, prepare your potatoes in the microwave
4. once taters are done, press into the bottom of your baking dish (no need to spray it)
5. once ground beef is cooked through, add corn and cook until corn is warm
6. top taters with meat mixture and cheese
7. cover and bake 20 mins
8. uncover and bake another 5 mins

Our overall reaction on this was good. It had a nice but calm flavor...and Mike, Mr. I Add Spices To Everything I Eat No Matter What Is Already On It...enjoyed it and didn't add anything extra...so that says A LOT! In fact, the dressing with the ground beef would make a tasty loose meat for sandwiches. I'll definitely do this sometime. Probably soon since I have the dressing now, ha! Anyway, after you do all the math with our changes...it came out to just over 420 calories per serving...and like I said, they are nice sized servings so it is worth it. And it is a hearty meal so that is refreshing with a low-cal bill. This is a DEFINITE keeper and totally worth sharing :)



At 4 servings, it is 10 ww pts per serving. You probably could say you get 6 servings on this, but in reality for me...I needed it to be 4 servings to feel satisfied.