Recipe: Tasty Sweet Shepherds Pie

Sweet Shepherds Pie. This Simple Cooking with Heart recipe is a tasty twist on a classic American casserole dish. This is a great dish to cook on those colder nights when you want a warm and hearty meal. As a child, shepherd's pie was one of my favorites.

Place sweet potatoes in a saucepan with water to cover. Drain; mash with butter and milk. Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. You can have Sweet Shepherds Pie using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Sweet Shepherds Pie

1. Prepare 1/2 lb of ground beef.
2. You need 2 of potatoes.
3. Prepare 3 large of Sweet potatoes.
4. Prepare 1 can of peaches and cream corn.
5. It's 1 tbsp of garlic.
6. Prepare 1 can of green beans.
7. It's 1 cup of marble cheese.
8. It's 1/2 cup of butter.
9. You need 1/2 cup of sour cream.
10. You need 1/2 cup of milk.
11. It's 1 tbsp of salt.
12. You need 1/2 envelope of taco seasoning.

In small bowl, mix flour and water. In large saucepan, place potatoes and enough water to cover. Classic Shepherds Pie is traditionally made with lamb. A great other option would be to use lean ground meat.

Sweet Shepherds Pie step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Cut and dice potatoes, then boil until fully cooked..
3. Cook ground beef, drain, add about 1/4 cup of water, Mix in about half a package of taco seasoning..
4. In large casserole dish add corn and green beans. Layer the ground beef over top..
5. When potatoes are fully cooked, mashed, add milk, butter, sour cream, salt and garlic. Layer potatoes over top of ground beef..
6. Shred marble cheese and place over top of pie.
7. Bake in oven for approximately 40mins.

But for our super healthy and leaner option, this healthy shepherd's pie recipe is made with lean ground turkey, peas, a variety of spices and then topped with a layer of fluffy mashed sweet potatoes. This meal is specially made during St. Patricks but can be enjoyed all year long! Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with ground lamb and mashed white potatoes, but this paleo version uses ground grass-fed beef topped with mashed sweet potatoes. Whether you're cooking for just yourself or a crowd, this is a great meal prep recipe that everyone loves.