Pre-heat oven to 375°F
In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Add peeled potatoes to the boiling water and remove once fork tender.
9-10 Yellow Fleshed Potatoes
While the potatoes are cooking, heat up the 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the dutch oven on medium heat. Once the oil has heated, add the ground beef.
2 tablespoon Olive Oil, 500 grams Extra-Lean Ground Beef
To the ground beef add thyme, worscshire sauce, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Using a wooden spoon, stir the ingredients together. Once the ground beef has cooked through, remove it from the dutch oven and side aside.
1 tablespoon Worscshire Sauce, 1 tablespoon Dried Thyme
In the same dutch oven, heat up the remaining olive oil on medium heat. Once the oil has heated, add onions with a pinch of salt. Cook down for 2 minutes then add the garlic. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Deglaze the pan as needed with a splash of vegetable broth.
2 cups Yellow Onions, diced, 4 cloves Garlic, Sliced, 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
Stir in the chopped carrots to the dutch oven and cook with the onion and garlic for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2 cups Carrots, peeled and Diced
Add 1 cup of broth to the carrot and onion mixture. Cover and turn the heat to low-medium. Allow simmering for 10 minutes.
1½ cup Vegetable Stock
In the meantime, strain fork-tender potatoes and add them back into the same pot they were cooked in. Add butter and using an electric beater or a masher, mash the butter and potatoes together.
3 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
Add milk, salt and pepper to the potatoes. Beat together until fluffy.
½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper, 1 teaspoon Salt, 1 cup Milk
Add grated cheese and mix in with a wooden spoon. Set aside.
½ cup Mozzarella
Add the cooked ground beef to the dutch oven and combine with the carrots and onion. Add the rest of the vegetable broth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Turn off the heat and lightly press down on the ground beef mixture to create a flat surface.
Begin to scoop the mashed potatoes on top of the beef mixture in the dutch oven. Carefully spread the mashed potatoes over the top.
Place uncovered into the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until bubbling.
Remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
Serve in bowls with fresh thyme for garnish.