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Carrot Mashed Potatoes




Source of Recipe


The Wednesday Stretch Newsletter


List of Ingredients




2 medium potatoes - peeled and chopped
2 large carrot - peeled and chopped
1/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper to taste
1 medium onion
1 tablespoon olive oil (or cooking oil)
2 garlic cloves - minced
1 teaspoon cumin
4 carrots - thinly sliced
1/2 pound ground round
1 1/2 cups stewed tomatoes - chopped, reserving juice
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3/4 cup vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups corn kernels - cooked
1 1/2 cups peas – cooked


Recipe



Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a Dutch oven cover the potatoes
and carrots with water (approximately 2" higher than the
veggies). Boil approximately 20 minutes until the vegetables are
tender. Drain well and mash. Add milk, butter, salt, and pepper.
Continuing to mash and stir until well combined.

In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil on low heat. Add chopped
onions and sauté for approximately 5 minutes or until soft. Add
garlic, cumin, carrots, and beef. Sauté until beef is no longer
pink Skim fat as needed. Add tomatoes and reserved juice, tomato
paste and vegetable broth. Simmer until mixture is reduced by half.
Stir in corn, peas, and add more salt and pepper if needed.

Pour mixture into a 10" pan, and smooth potato mixture on top.
Bake for 20 minutes or until set.

This recipe is a great way to use up a lot of leftovers all at once.
You can use left over veggies for any of the veggies listed. You can
use any ground meat from another meal as a substitute for the ground
beef. You can substitute leftover mashed potatoes for the fresh
mashed potatoes, just add cooked carrots to the mixture, mash and
season to taste. You could use the water in which the veggies were
cooked as a substitute for the vegetable broth. You could use left
over meat spaghetti sauce for the meat and tomato mixture and add any
other leftover veggies you might have, or you could use left over
taco meat and add the tomatoes. Or you can leave the meat out
entirely and simply continue with the tomatoes to make this meal
vegetarian. You should also feel free to modify the spices to your
family's liking. Finally you can even add a sprinkle of cheese
to the top! This recipe really is a crowd pleaser and the variations
are endless!