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Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie

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This is a similar recipe to my Meatloaf Cupcakes, but with more vegetables…

My kids absolutely love sweet potatoes and will eat them any way I fix them, so this is a good way to add in the extra veggies. This recipe also freezes well and re-heats well so it can be prepared ahead for busy nights.

Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie
 
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I love this healthier take on Shepard’s pie with a creamy sweet potato topping!
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Irish
Serves: 6-8

Ingredients
  • 2 (or more) pounds of ground beef, turkey or other meat
  • 4-6 medium sized sweet potatoes
  • 1 bag of frozen mixed veggies (no corn! It’s not a veggie!)
  • 1-2 onions
  • large handful of Kale (a small bunch)
  • 1 egg
  • Seasonings to taste (I used natural beef bouillon, basil, garlic, salt, pepper, oregano and a little cayenne for meat and sea salt for sweet potatoes)
  • 3-4 Tablespoons of butter
  • cream cheese to top (optional)

Instructions
  1. Brown meat in large skillet and season to taste when cooked. Set aside.
  2. Saute diced onion and kale torn into small pieces in skillet until somewhat soft. Set aside with meat.
  3. Pour mixed veggies in the skillet to heat on low heat and in the meantime…
  4. For sweet potatoes: either bake ahead for about an hour or until soft, or boil about 10 minutes in large pot of water until soft. I usually cook during a previous meal when I’m already baking sweet potatoes and then just re-heat the night I make this.
  5. Mash sweet potatoes with butter and sea salt (or Himalayan salt) until smooth. (An immersion blender makes this go quickly!)
  6. Mixed veggies should be cooked by now.
  7. Mix the meat, onions mixed veggies, raw egg and any additional seasonings and put in bottom of 9×13 baking dish.
  8. Spread mashed sweet potato mixture over it until smooth.
  9. Bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes.
  10. When done, top with a small dollop of cream cheese (optional)
  11. Enjoy

in a jar Sweet Potato Shepards PiePossible variation: bake in pint sized mason jars for easy packable lunches!

Ever make Shepard’s Pie? Ever tried this variation? Let me know below!

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  • http://twitter.com/blissfulE Elisa @ blissfulE

    This is a meal I’ve been thinking about making, but hadn’t planned. Sounds just as delicious as I have been imagining!

  • Sarah

    I recently found your website through market place looking for health friendly apps. Let me first say thank you sooo much for all you do! I have not come across a more exciting and well thought out website in a long time, not to mention VERY easy to get around in! ANYWAY I made tonight with our FIRST ever (sad, i know!!) grassfed feed beef! I have 5 kiddos and a husband and we were VERY impressed and loved it! Even though its hearty it still some how feels lite..? We will be making this again in the future as well as many other of your recipes!

  • http://www.facebook.com/ptrevinohawkinson Patricia Treviño Hawkinson

    I made this for dinner tonight and I have to say that this is really, really yummy. I’m trying to change the way my family and I eat and this is the first recipe that I’m adding to our new, healthy dinner menu!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/kate.lekites Kate LeKites

    This is one of my family’s favorite meals. Tasty, comforting and fairly simple to make! Thank you for all the great ideas. Your recipes are really kid-friendly, which is a HUGE help in trying to get my family completely grain-free!