Cottage Pie

I guess this is sort of like Shepherd's Pie, but a little different. It's from Bob Greene's The Best Life Diet Cookbook. And no, we're not on a diet, but it has some healthy recipes that I want to incorporate into our sometimes too "dutch" diet (cream soups, butter, etc).

potatoes-
2 med potatoes (skin on)
2 tsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt

beef mixture-
vegetable or cooking spray
2 large carrots, peeled and finely chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 pound (95% lean) ground beef
4 cups spinach, well washed

1. Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender (about 20 min)
2. Drain the potatoes well. Add the oil and salt and mash until smooth.
-while the potatoes are cooking, prepare the beef mixture-
3. Preheat oven to 375. Heat a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat.
4. Lightly coat the skillet with cooking spray. Add the carrots and onion and cook until slightly browned, about 4 min, stirring often.
5. Add the beef and cook until browned.
6. Turn off the heat and stir the spinach into the beef mixture.
7. In a 9 inch pan, place the beef mixture and cover with the mashed potatoes.
8. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
9. After baking the pies, turn the oven to broil until the tops of the potatoes are browned, about 5 min. Serve.