Venison Shepherd's Pie

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground venison

  (or you can finely chop deer roast or steaks)
• 2 ribs celery

  diced
• 1 large onion

  chopped
• 3 medium cloves garlic

  finely minced
• 1 medium red bell pepper

  diced
• 16 oz. pkg. frozen mixed vegetables

  thawed
• 1 qt. chicken broth
• 1/2 cup gluten free flour

  or all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 tsp. dried marjoram
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tbsp. dried parsley
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

  (Lea & Perrin's is gluten free)
• 1/4 cup tomato paste

  mixed with 1/4 to 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbsp. avocado oil
• 5 lbs. potatoes

  peeled and chunked
• water

  for boiling the potatoes
• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese

  shredded
• 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese

  shredded, divided use
• 1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 2 large egg yolks

Instructions

• 1 Brown venison, celery, onion, garlic and bell pepper in avocado oil, in a Dutch
  oven over medium heat.
• 2 Use a hamburger chopper to chop down meat into small pieces while frying.
• 3 Cook until venison is cooked through and veggies are tender.
• 4 Add flour and stir to combine.
• 5 Add seasonings, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste mixture.
• 6 Slowly add chicken broth about one-quarter cup at a time until all the broth is
  incorporated.
• 7 Add thawed vegetables and cook until veggies are heated through and mixture has
  thickened.
• 8 Pour into a greased 9x13” glass baking dish.
• 9 Spread mashed potato topping on top.
• 10 Add remaining one cup of cheddar cheese.
• 11 Bake at 400° about 30-40 minutes, or until heated through.
• 12 Boil potatoes in water about 20 minutes, or until fork tender.
• 13 Drain potatoes.
• 14 Mash potatoes with a potato masher.
• 15 Add butter, half and half, parmesan cheese, one cup cheddar cheese, garlic
  powder, pepper, salt and egg yolks.
• 16 Stir well to combine and spoon over top of venison filling to the edge of the
  baking dish.
• 17 Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheddar cheese before baking.

Nutrition Info