Old fashioned shepherd's pie

Serves 4
each serving is  :
Free  on Extra easy
9  ½ Syns on Green
8 ½  Syns on Original

Preparation time : 30 min
Cooking time :   60 min

• 900 g potatoes , peeled and roughly chopped
• 3 egg yolks , lightly beaten 
• salt and fresh ground black pepper
• 500 g lean lamb leg steaks , all visible fat removed , roughly chopped
• low calorie cooking spray
• 1 onion , peeled and finely chopped
• 2 garlic gloves , peeled and crushed
• 2 celery sticks , finely chopped
• 2 carrots , peeled and finely chopped
• 400 g chopped tomatoes
• 1 lamb stock cube
• 1 tsp sweetener
• 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
• 1 egg , lightly beaten

1. Cook the potatoes in a saucepan of lightly salted boiled water for approximately 20-25 minutes until tender , drain , return to the pan and mash until smooth . When cool stir with the egg yolks , season well and set aside.
2. Meanwhile place the chopped lamp in food processor and blend until the meat resembles mince.
3. Spray a large frying pan  with low calories cooking spray and place over a high heat. 
4. Add the lamb , onion , garlic , celery and carrots and stir-fry for 4-5 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes , stock cube , sweetener and dried mixed herbs and stir to mix well.
6. Bring to boil and remove from the heat.
7. Preheat the oven to 200 °C / gas 6
8. Transfer the lamb mixture into a medium-sized pie dish and top with the mashed potato , ruffing up the surface with a fork.
9. Brush the beaten egg over the top and bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden and bubbling.

Recipe come from All in One Extra easy  Slimming world book