Recipe: Delicious Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC

Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC. Hearty, comfort food at its finest. This is not a shepherd's pie, why do vegetarians hide behind dishes made for carnivores. This Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie recipe is healthy, easy to make, and so scrumptious.

This is a crazy month for the North East. First we got slammed with a hurricane, and yesterday a Nor'easter. As a child, shepherd's pie was one of my favorites. You can have Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC using 15 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC

1. You need 2 1/2 lb of sweet potatoes, peeled, diced into 1/2in. pieces.
2. It's 1/4 cup of 1% milk.
3. Prepare 3 tbsp of unsalted butter.
4. It's 1 tsp of salt.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
6. Prepare 1 1/2 lb of lean ground beef.
7. You need 2 medium of carrots (finely diced).
8. Prepare 2 of ribs celery (finely diced).
9. It's 1 small of onion (finely diced).
10. Prepare 2 tbsp of all purpose flour.
11. You need 2 tbsp of tomato paste.
12. Prepare 2 cup of reduced sodium beef broth.
13. You need 1 packages of frozen peas (10oz.).
14. It's 1 tbsp of chopped fresh thyme.
15. You need 1 tbsp of chopped fresh rosemary.

But now, having cut white potatoes out of our diet, I experimented with sweet potatoes in this dish for two. Ever make Shepherd's Pie with sweet potatoes? 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. This Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie has been a total staple for me.

Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC step by step

1. got this out of family circle magazine.. I'm just preserving the recipe here and cutting down the amount of magazines I have. I have not made this yet but saving here for future use. pictures are a snapshot I took from magazine...
2. preheat oven to 375...
3. in a large lidded pot add potatoes and cover with 1inch of cold water. bring to boil. reduce heat to a simmer and cook, covered for 10minutes or until fork tender. drain and return potatoes to pot..
4. to potatoes.. add milk and 2tbl. of the butter, 1/2 tsp of the salt, and 1/4 tsp. of the pepper. mash until smooth, cover and set aside..
5. meanwhile, add remaining butter to a large skillet or saute pan over medium heat. add ground beef by crumbling into pan. add carrots, celery and onion. cook for 15 minutes until veggies r soft and beef is no longer pink..
6. stir in flour and cook an additional minute. stir in tomato paste, beef broth, and peas. bring to a simmer then cook 3 more minutes. liquid should be starting to thicken and peas should be thawed..
7. stir in thyme, rosemary and remaining salt and pepper..
8. transfer meat veggie mix to a 13x9x2 baking dish. spread sweet potato mix evenly over beef mix. leave a 1inch border around the edges..
9. bake for 30-35 minutes or until hot and bubbling..
10. serve...
11. NUTRITIONAL INFO BASED ON family circle MAGAZINE: per serving: 429 calories; 12g. fat; 6g. sat.fat; 32g. protein; 48g. carbs; 8g. fiber; 701mg. sodium; 86mg. cholesterol.

It's simple and made with healthy but satisfying ingredients. When I was growing up, my mom or stepdad used to make shepherd's pie all the time. Beef, corn, and mashed potatoes topped off with cheese. Allrecipes Allstar Angela Sackett shares her family recipe for shepherd's pie with a twist! For mashed sweet potatoes: Place potatoes into a medium pot, fill with water and bring to a boil.