Recipe: Appetizing Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie

Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie. I also have a meatless version, Portobello Shepherd's Pie (vegetarian). This is a crazy month for the North East. First we got slammed with a hurricane, and yesterday a Nor'easter.

This Turkey Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie is packed with veggies, made with lean turkey meat and topped with easy mashed sweet potatoes that you can even make in the microwave, if saving yourself some dishes is the name of the game. And because of my husband's dairy allergy, I've made this Turkey Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie dairy-free! Turkey & Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie. You can have Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie

1. You need 2 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil.
2. You need 2 lb of ground turkey.
3. You need 1 of salt (to taste).
4. It's 1 of ground black pepper (to taste).
5. You need 2 tsp of poultry seasoning.
6. Prepare 2 1/2 lb of sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed.
7. Prepare 1 of onion, diced.
8. Prepare 2 of carrots, peeled and grated.
9. Prepare 4 of celery sticks, diced.
10. You need 4 tbsp of butter, divided.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
12. You need 5 dash of Worcestershire sauce.
13. You need 1 packages of frozen peas (10oz).
14. You need 1 of banana (ripe).
15. It's 5 dash of hot sauce.
16. You need 2 cup of yellow sharp cheddard.
17. It's 2 cup of turkey or chicken stock.

Ground turkey and sweet potatoes are a tasty twist on a shepherd's pie. It's the perfect comfort food on a cold night. Savory turkey is mixed with a touch of stuffing and a layer of vegetables, all topped with a fluffy and sweet potato mixture. Don't have time to make from scratch?

Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie instructions

1. In a deep skillet or a Dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons oil over high heat. Add turkey meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning..
2. Place sweet potatoes in a pot, cover with water, cover pot, bring to a boil, salt and cook 15 minutes until tender..
3. While the sweet potatoes cook, preheat the oven to 425F..
4. Mix in onions and carrots into the turkey. Add the celery and stir, cook 5 minutes. While vegetables are cooking, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add flour to melted butter and whisk 1 minute then whisk in stock and season with salt, pepper and Worcestershire. Thicken a few minutes..
5. Stir the gravy into the turkey mixture. Stir peas into meat and turn heat off..
6. Drain potatoes and return pot to heat. Add remaining butter and melt over medium heat. Peel and slice banana and add potatoes to the pot. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and a few dashes hot sauce. Mash potatoes and banana to combine, adjust seasoning. Top the meat with the potatoes. Cover potatoes with cheese and set in oven. Bake to melt cheese, 5 minutes..
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Then simply substitute your turkey dinner leftovers! Chopped, cooked turkey and your homemade gravy can. Add meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning. Add meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning. Add the sweet potatoes to a large saucepan and cover with cold water.