Shepherd’s Pie with Ground Turkey

Comfort food at its best!

Enjoy! Xo Jen

Ingredients

Mashed Potato Topping

• 1 1/2 lb potatoes peeled and diced

• 2 tbsp grass fed butter

• 1/4 cup milk

• 1/2 tsp garlic powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

Ground turkey & veggie filling

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 lb ground turkey

• 1 small yellow onion diced

• 4 cloves garlic minced

• 12 oz frozen mixed vegetables

• 4 oz mushrooms diced

• 1 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour

• 1 1/2 tbsp tomato paste

• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• 3/4 cup chicken broth or beef or vegetable broth

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

2. First, prepare the mashed potatoes. Add peeled/cut potatoes to a large saucepan and cover with 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender and easily pierced with fork, about 10-15 minutes.

3. Drain the potatoes and return to the pot. Add butter, milk, garlic powder and salt. Mash until smooth using a potato masher or hand mixer. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.

4. While the potatoes are boiling, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté for 3-4 minutes, then add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.

5. Add the ground turkey to the pan and cook while breaking apart until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes.

6. Add mushrooms and tomato paste to ground turkey mixture and cook 1-2 minutes until the tomato paste starts to darken.

7. Sprinkle flour over the turkey mixture and mix to combine, cook for 1-2 minutes.

8. Finally, add frozen vegetables, seasonings and chicken broth to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened.

9. Transfer turkey and veggie mixture to a lightly oiled or sprayed 8×8 or 9×9 pan. Spoon the mashed potato mixture over the top of the turkey mixture and smooth. Spray the top with olive or avocado oil spray.

10. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the potatoes begin to brown and the filling is bubbling.