How to Cook Delicious Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie

Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie. 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.

Savory turkey is mixed with a touch of stuffing and a layer of vegetables, all topped with a fluffy and sweet potato mixture. Render down the bacon in a large saute pan or braiser over medium heat until crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the fat in. You can cook Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie

1. You need 2 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil.
2. You need 2 lb of ground turkey.
3. You need 1 of salt (to taste).
4. You need 1 of ground black pepper (to taste).
5. It's 2 tsp of poultry seasoning.
6. It's 2 1/2 lb of sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed.
7. Prepare 1 of onion, diced.
8. It's 2 of carrots, peeled and grated.
9. It's 4 of celery sticks, diced.
10. It's 4 tbsp of butter, divided.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
12. You need 5 dash of Worcestershire sauce.
13. You need 1 packages of frozen peas (10oz).
14. Prepare 1 of banana (ripe).
15. You need 5 dash of hot sauce.
16. You need 2 cup of yellow sharp cheddard.
17. Prepare 2 cup of turkey or chicken stock.

Add the sweet potatoes to a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Add meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning. Place the sweet potatoes in a large pan and add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by about an inch. Drain, then add the potatoes back to the pot.

Turkey Sweet-Potato Shepherd's Pie instructions

1. In a deep skillet or a Dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons oil over high heat. Add turkey meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning..
2. Place sweet potatoes in a pot, cover with water, cover pot, bring to a boil, salt and cook 15 minutes until tender..
3. While the sweet potatoes cook, preheat the oven to 425F..
4. Mix in onions and carrots into the turkey. Add the celery and stir, cook 5 minutes. While vegetables are cooking, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add flour to melted butter and whisk 1 minute then whisk in stock and season with salt, pepper and Worcestershire. Thicken a few minutes..
5. Stir the gravy into the turkey mixture. Stir peas into meat and turn heat off..
6. Drain potatoes and return pot to heat. Add remaining butter and melt over medium heat. Peel and slice banana and add potatoes to the pot. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and a few dashes hot sauce. Mash potatoes and banana to combine, adjust seasoning. Top the meat with the potatoes. Cover potatoes with cheese and set in oven. Bake to melt cheese, 5 minutes..
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Sweet Potato and Turkey Shepherd's Pie. My Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie is a light and healthy version of the classic, made with ground turkey instead of beef or lamb, sweet potatoes instead of white potatoes and lots of veggies. This Turkey Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie is packed with veggies, made with lean turkey meat and topped with easy mashed sweet potatoes that you can even make in the microwave, if saving yourself some dishes is the name of the game. And because of my husband's dairy allergy, I've made this Turkey Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie dairy-free! Classic Shepherds Pie is traditionally made with lamb.