Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC

Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC. Hearty, comfort food at its finest. Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato Topping is a family-pleasing, meal prep friendly and an incredibly tasty recipe. A colorful take on classic shepherd's pie with lentils, vegetables, and a fluffy sweet potato topping.

This sweet potato shepherd's pie was inspired from my classic Lightened Up Shepherd's Pie. I also have a meatless version, Portobello Shepherd's Pie (vegetarian). This is a crazy month for the North East. You can cook Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC using 15 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook 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. You need 3 tbsp of unsalted butter.
4. You need 1 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 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. You need 2 tbsp of all purpose flour.
11. It's 2 tbsp of tomato paste.
12. Prepare 2 cup of reduced sodium beef broth.
13. It's 1 packages of frozen peas (10oz.).
14. You need 1 tbsp of chopped fresh thyme.
15. Prepare 1 tbsp of chopped fresh rosemary.

First we got slammed with a hurricane, and yesterday a Nor'easter. This Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie has been a total staple for me. 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.

Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie FC instructions

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.

Beef, corn, and mashed potatoes topped off with cheese. This recipe is also super easy to throw together. The sweet potatoes bake in the oven for a while but it's really a hands-off element to the dish. This Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie recipe is healthy, easy to make, and so scrumptious. As a child, shepherd's pie was one of my favorites.