Sweet Potato & Turkey Shepherd's Pie

I stumbled upon this recipe on Pinterest while searching for ground turkey recipes and decided it was a must try. Shepherd's Pie is typically a nice warm comfort food but lean ground turkey and sweet potatoes make it just a tad bit healthier and it tasted amazing!

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp flour
2.5 lbs lean ground turkey
1 large yellow onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
12 oz. frozen peas
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/4 tsp of paprika
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2.5 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cups chicken broth
2 tbsp butter
1 egg, beaten
4 oz. cream cheese
salt and pepper to taste

The recipe requires a lot of ingredients but it's really fairly simple to whip together. 

What To Do:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Boil cubed sweet potatoes in large pot until tender. 

3. While the sweet potatoes are boiling, heat large pan over medium-high heat with olive oil. 

4. Add celery, carrots and onion to the pan and cook until soft.

5. Add ground turkey to the cooked vegetables along with garlic powder, paprika, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Mix all ingredients will and let turkey cook until golden and crumbly. 

6. Add the tomato, flour and chicken broth. Stir well and let simmer. 

7. Add the frozen peas while it simmers. 

8. Drain the sweet potatoes and return to the pot to cool.

9. Use a potato masher to smash powder until sooth. Add in butter, cream cheese and black pepper (to taste).

10. Beat the egg and add to the sweet potato mixture. Mix all ingredients well with a sturdy spoon or hand mixer. 

11. Grease a 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray and pour turkey mix into the dish. 

12. Cover turkey with sweet potato and evenly layer it out with a spatula. 

13. Bake for 35 minutes. 

I've never used cream cheese in mashed sweet potatoes but it makes it taste really good!

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