Description

This tasty and flavorful paleo cottage pie, made with ground beef, mashed cauliflower, and kale, is a great option for a quick family dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower, chopped
• ½ cup almond milk
• ¼ cup chopped kale
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 ¼ cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• ½ red onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Place cauliflower in a pot of boiling water; simmer over medium heat until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain and place in the bowl of a food processor. Add almond milk, kale, and nutmeg; pulse until smooth.
2. Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
3. Combine ground beef, mushrooms, leeks, carrots, red onion, and garlic in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook until ground beef is brown and crumbly and vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Spread in the bottom of an 8-inch baking dish. Top with pureed cauliflower mixture.
4. Broil in the preheated until golden, about 10 minutes. Garnish with fresh cilantro.