Keto Low Carb Shepherd's Pie Recipe (Gluten Free) (2024)

Mini Low Carb Shepherd's Pie made in a muffin pan for perfectly portioned servings is a classic comfort food for whole family!

With a fabulously flaky crust, filled with a scrumptious ground meat mixture and topped with a buttery creamy mashed cauliflower, these little shepherd's pies will be a complete meal for the entire family.

It's a great option for meal prep to make ahead and heat up for easy lunches!

What is Traditional Shepherd's Pie?

A traditional shepherd's pie protein source is ground lamb, with a vegetable mixture, and topped with mashed potatoes. If you're following a keto diet, it would be too high in carbs to enjoy.

Our low carb version has just 4 grams net carbs and total 8 g carbs with the pie crust. Nutrition info is below if you decide no pie crust on the bottom of your baking dish.

I'm not a fan of lamb, so I used ground beef so technically it isn't a shepherd's pie, it's a cottage pie.

Can I Skip the Pie Crust?

You could easily make this recipe in a standard pie plate and forgo having a bottom crust all together if you're just feeling a bit lazy.

Some days I get that way as well, but the little extra effort for the bottom crust is worth every delicious bite when you're family doesn't complain about eating cauliflower.

Or if you want to lower the carb count, you can skip adding the pie crust.

Nutritional Information without crust

The recipe card is below with all ingredients, instructions and nutrition with the crust but if you decide you don't want the crust, here are the macros for you.

​Calories 218

Total Carbs 2g

Protein 12g

Dietary Fiber 1g

Fat 18g

Net Carbs 1g

Low-Carb Shepherd's Pie

Once I made mylow carb coconut flour pie crust, I've been creating recipes all around it. It's such an amazing crust that really resembles a traditional white flour pie crust.

I've used it for sweet pies, like myLemon Cream pieas well as savory pies like myCheesy Italian sausage Quiche.

I've also enjoyed these left over for lunch the next day. I simply just reheat in the microwave for about a minute. You could just reheat in a toaster oven as well for about 5-8 minutes.

One is sufficient with a side salad but at just 4 crabs per serving, you could enjoy more than one if you so desire.

My hubby and kids really loved these. The oldest teen wasn't crazy about the cauliflower, he'd rather have mashed potato, but otherwise he ate these anyway. For a 15 year old who's eating me out of the house and who prefers not to cook anything himself, he shouldn't be complaining one bit.

Can I swap the ground meat?

Yes you can swap out the ground beef for ground lamb or ground turkey or chicken if you like.

​How can I make this one large Cauliflower Shepherd's Pie?

You can replace the muffin pan that I used to make individual mini shepherds pie and use a 9 inch cast iron skillet instead. You could also use a 9 by 13 large casserole dish.

​You can use any pie dough you want, but the nutrition info is calculated with mycoconut flour pie crust.

I have a brand new non stick muffin pan, and once cooled for about 15 minutes, these popped right out using a knife to loosen around the edges. If you don't have a new muffin pan, try using silicone muffin cups so these won't stick.

How to Store Healthy Shepherd's Pie

Store leftover keto cottage pie in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

​Can I freeze this Shepherd's Pie?

Yes you can freeze for 2-3 months.

Here's my little video to show how easy these are!

How to Reheat

Thaw the night before you want to reheat this shepherds pie. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and cover pie with aluminum foil. Bake for 20-30 minutes. You could also microwave individual pieces.

Keto Shepherd's Pie Recipe