Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, sweet potato shepherd's pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie. As a child, shepherd's pie was one of my favorites. But now, having cut white potatoes out of our diet, I experimented with sweet potatoes in this dish for two.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sweet potato shepherd's pie using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie:
- Get Potato Topping
- Make ready 1 Peeled Russet Potato
- Prepare 1 Peeled Sweet Potato
- Make ready 2 tbsp Salted Butter
- Take 2 tbsp Sour Cream
- Take 1/4 tsp Salt
- Get 1 dash Ground Black Pepper
- Prepare 2 pinch Dried Tarragon
- Make ready 1/4 tsp Smoked Paprika
- Prepare Filling
- Make ready 4 large Celery Stocks
- Make ready 3 large Basil Leaves
- Prepare 5 large Pineapple Sage Leaves
- Prepare 10 oz 80/20 Ground Beef
- Make ready 1 tbsp Salted Butter
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Salt
- Prepare 2 dash Ground Black Pepper
- Take 1/2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
Drain and mash the potatoes, adding salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Yes, using boxed mashed potatoes would be easier, but trust me on this one, mashing the sweet potatoes by hand is so worth the few minutes of extra effort! The rest of the recipe is a piece of cake. Or, you know, a piece of Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie.
Instructions to make Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Slice russet and sweet potatoes into 1-inch chunks. Add to a saucepan and fill with water until covered. Simmer over medium-high heat for roughly 20 minutes, or until potatoes are soft enough for mashing.
- Meanwhile, for the filling, slice celery stalks lengthwise in half, then chop into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Chiffonade pineapple sage and basil leaves into thin ribbons. NOTE: If you can't find pineapple sage, use regular sage leaves and add some orange zest. It should be close.
- Add a tablespoon of butter to a medium skillet and melt over medium-low heat. Add celery, pineapple sage, basil, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and a dash of black pepper. Saute on medium-low for 10 minutes, or until celery had just lost its crispness.
- Set aside cooked celery in a medium-sized bowl. To the same skillet celery was cooked in, add ground beef, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, a dash of black pepper, and the crushed red pepper. Increase heat to medium and cook 7 minutes or until cooked through.
- While the beef is cooking, strain the cooked potatoes and return to saucepan. With a mixer or by hand, mash the potatoes with the butter, sour cream, salt, pepper, tarragon, and smoked paprika.
- Transfer cooked beef to bowl with celery and mix together. Pour the mixture into the bottom of a small baking dish. Then, spread the mashed potatoes on top to cover completely.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Classic Shepherds Pie is traditionally made with lamb. A great other option would be to use lean ground meat. But for our super healthy and leaner option, this healthy shepherd's pie recipe is made with lean ground turkey, peas, a variety of spices and then topped with a layer of fluffy mashed sweet potatoes. This meal is specially made during St. Patricks but can be enjoyed all year long!
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