Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
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Topping
- 5 large sweet potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped
- salt and pepper, to taste
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Filling
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 kg ground turkey
- 3 large carrots, chopped
- 1 cup button mushroom
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1⁄4 cup barbecue sauce or 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock
- salt and pepper, to taste
directions
- Spray a 9" x 13" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Prick each sweet potato several times with a fork and microwave in batches until tender (about four minutes per potato).
- Remove skins and place in a large bowl. Add remaining topping ingredients and mash well. Then set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- In a large skillet, heat oil on medium-high heat.
- Saute onions until translucent; add garlic and saute for 30 more seconds.
- Add turkey and saute until meat is starting to brown, then add carrots, mushrooms and peas and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, barbecue sauce and flour, then blend well.
- Stir in chicken stock and continue cooking until mixture starts to thicken, about 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
- Turn into baking dish and spread evenly, then top with sweet potato mixture.
- Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes or until the sides start to bubble and the top starts to brown.
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<p>I am a Canadian professional musician, living in Boston. When I'm not practising, rehearsing, etc., I like to expend my creativity in the kitchen. <br /> <br />Though I cook all sorts of things, I love to bake! I inherited many of my grandmother's recipes including her carrot cake, chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, molasses cookies and more...</p>