Ground Turkey Cottage Pie Sweet Potato Topping
Cottage Pie Sweet Potato Recipe Below ↙️
🐺1 lb. lean ground turkey
🐺1 TB olive oil + 1 Tb unsalted butter
🐺 2-1/2 C. of diced veggies (I used 1/2 C. corn, 1/2 C. peas, 1/2 C. onion, 1/2 C. carrot, 1/2 C. celery)
🐺1 tsp dried rosemary
🐺1 tsp onion powder
🐺1 tsp. dried thyme
🐺1/4 tsp. dried sage
🐺1 tsp. Italian herbs
🐺1/2 tsp sea salt
🐺1/2 tsp coarse pepper
🐺 1 tsp minced garlic
🐺 1 TB Worcestershire sauce
🐺 1 tsp light soy + 1 tsp Asian fish sauce (both opt’l, but recomm)
🐺 2 C. beef broth
🐺 1 C. milk
🐺 3 TB corn starch
🐺 1 med. sweet potato; peeled, cooked + mashed
🐺 1- 4oz instant mashed potatoes; prepared (2 C. prepared)
Preheat oven, 400. Lightly spray casserole dish (13×9, etc).
Steam or pressure cook sweet potato and mash until smooth. Add a little butter and salt/pepper. Prepare instant potatoes. Mix together + set aside. If they’re really thick, thin slightly with milk or water for easier spreading later.
Cottage Pie with Sweet Potato Heat oil + butter over medium heat, add turkey. Brown. Remove, leaving the liquid in the pan. Add veggies w/dried herbs, salt/pepper + cook over med. heat until softened; 3-4 mins. Add minced garlic. Cook adds min.
Turn heat to med-high and add Worcestershire, soy, fish sauce to deglaze. Scrape up the bottom bits. Gently stir in beef broth.
Whisk corn starch into milk. Slowly add to the pan, stirring. Bring to boil, then turn down the heat to med or med-low. Allow mixture to simmer and thicken. Add ground turkey.
Add meat + veggie mixture to dish. Spoon and smooth potatoes over top with the spatula. Bake 25-30 mins until bubbly and potatoes lightly golden. Allow 10 mins before serving. Enjoy!
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