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Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie on a blue plate.
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Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

There are many recipes for shepherd's pie, ranging from potato-less to sweet potato-full. This one has them shredded on top, with mouthwatering results.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword recipe, shepherd's pie, sweet potato
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 99kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Melt some cooking fat in a skillet over medium heat, add the ground meat, season to taste and cook until browned.
    1 lb. ground veal or beef, Cooking fat, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Add the tomato paste and water. Mix well and bring to simmer for 5 minutes.
    3 tbsp. tomato paste, ¼ cup water
  • Place in a single layer, at the bottom of a baking dish.
  • In the same skillet, cook the leek and bell pepper, about 4 to 5 minutes.
    1 leek, 1 bell pepper
  • Add the mushrooms and herbs, then cook for another 2 minutes.
    8 to 10 mushrooms, ½ tsp. dried rosemary, ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • Pour the vegetable mixture over the ground veal or beef.
  • Top the baking dish with the shredded sweet potatoes and place in the preheated oven.
    2 to 3 sweet potatoes
  • Cook for 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 557mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 10766IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 5mg