Shepherd's Pie with Ground Turkey
Savory ground turkey and veggies in a flavorful gravy topped creamy mashed potatoes and baked to perfection.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Mashed Potato Topping
- 1 1/2 lb potatoes peeled and diced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Ground turkey & veggie filling
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 12 oz frozen mixed vegetables
- 4 oz mushrooms diced
- 1 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 cup chicken broth or beef or vegetable broth
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- First, prepare the mashed potatoes. Add peeled/cut potatoes to a large saucepan and cover with 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender and easily pierced with fork, about 10-15 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes and return to the pot. Add butter, milk, garlic powder and salt. Mash until smooth using a potato masher or hand mixer. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- While the potatoes are boiling, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté for 3-4 minutes, then add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the ground turkey to the pan and cook while breaking apart until no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and tomato paste to ground turkey mixture and cook 1-2 minutes until the tomato paste starts to darken.
- Sprinkle flour over the turkey mixture and mix to combine, cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Finally, add frozen vegetables, seasonings and chicken broth to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Transfer turkey and veggie mixture to a lightly oiled or sprayed 8x8 or 9x9 pan. Spoon the mashed potato mixture over the top of the turkey mixture and smooth. Spray the top with olive or avocado oil spray.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the potatoes begin to brown and the filling is bubbling.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 964mg | Potassium: 998mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3102IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg
