Recipe: Yummy Shepherd's pie with sweet potatoes

Shepherd's pie with sweet potatoes. Hearty, comfort food at its finest. Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato Topping is a family-pleasing, meal prep friendly and an incredibly tasty recipe. Shepherd's pie has endless variations - this tempting version uses Veggie Ground Round and is topped with sweet potato mash.

But now, having cut white potatoes out of our diet, I experimented with sweet potatoes in this dish for two. Scrub and pierce sweet potato; place on a microwave-safe plate. Place sweet potatoes in a large pot and fill with water until they're just covered. You can have Shepherd's pie with sweet potatoes using 13 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shepherd's pie with sweet potatoes

1. You need of Vegetables.
2. Prepare 1 of onion.
3. You need 1 1/2 cup of celery.
4. You need 1 cup of fennel.
5. You need 1 medium of tomato.
6. It's 1 small of zucchini.
7. It's 1 packages of mushrooms.
8. It's of Meat.
9. Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
10. Prepare 1/2 lb of sausage.
11. It's 6 1/2 oz of can tomato paste.
12. Prepare of Topping.
13. Prepare 2 medium of sweet potatoes, mashed.

Bring to a boil over high heat. Shepherd's pie filled with ground turkey sautéed with mixed vegetables, sliced mushrooms and fresh herbs with a savory garlic sweet potato topping. A satisfying sweet potato recipe that's comfort food without the guilt! Ever make Shepherd's Pie with sweet potatoes?

Shepherd's pie with sweet potatoes instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Peel sweet potatoes and cook in the microwave with one quarter cup of water until done.
3. Brown 1 pound ground beef, 1/2 pound sausage, 1 cup of fennel, 1 1/2 cup of celery, and 1 medium onion.
4. Season the meat mixture to taste.
5. Blend the sweet potatoes until smooth.
6. Cut up remaining vegetables including a summer squash 1 medium tomato and mushrooms.
7. Once the meat mixture is cooked to add the vegetables plus one 6 ounce can tomato paste to it.
8. Cover until heated through then transfer to a cake pan.
9. Bake uncovered in a 350°F oven for about 20 minutes then use the broiler to brown the top.
10. Let sit for about 5 minutes so the goodness congeals together.

I tried your recipe the last time I made my Shepherd's Pie but did half white potatoes and half sweet potatoes plus I used frozen organic peas, edamame and fresh organic carrots. Wrap them in aluminum foil and bake until tender, about an hour. Lentils and mushrooms are more my speed, and sweet potatoes, roasted until creamy-soft. For the mashed sweet potatoes: Scoop sweet potato flesh into a large bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher. Render down the bacon in a large saute pan or braiser over medium heat until crispy.