This turkey shepherd's pie recipe can be made with ground turkey and is extra delicious when made with leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Why this Shepherd's pie with ground turkey amazing:
- All the flavors of a Thanksgiving meal without the work!
- Make this casserole a few days ahead and have a meal ready to bake off on busy weeknights.
- It pairs perfectly with honey glazed rainbow carrots. So pretty and just as delicious!
Ingredients needed to make ground turkey shepherds pie:
- Potatoes- russet, peeled cubed
- sour cream - low fat is fine but I prefer full-fat sour cream
- butter - unsalted
- salt
- olive oil
- carrots - peeled and diced (if you have extra carrots be sure to add carrot souffle to your menu!)
- celery - washed and diced
- onion- fine diced
- corn- frozen corn, thawed. Learn how to freeze corn
- garlic- minced or use garlic confit
- ground turkey - lean ground turkey
- tomato paste - here is how to make tomato paste with leftover tomatoes from your garden
- rosemary - dried
- thyme - dried
- black pepper
- flour - all-purpose. Learn about the different baking terms and why the type of flour matters.
- chicken broth - use low sodium chicken broth in a box or make your own chicken stock.
How to make Shepherds Pie Recipe with Ground Turkey
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 7x11 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Put potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring to boil until the potatoes are tender. Drain and return to the pot. Add in sour cream, butter, and ½ teaspoon of salt; mash until smooth. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Saute carrots, celery, and onion until softened. Stir in corn and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Add turkey, rosemary, thyme, and salt to the skillet and cook until the turkey is cooked through.
- Stir in tomato paste and return carrot mixture to the skillet. Stir in flour and broth and simmer until it thickens.
- Transfer turkey mixture to your casserole dish and top with mashed potatoes.
- Bake for 35-40 mins or until the potatoes are browned to your liking.
- Cool for 15-20 mins to allow the turkey mixture to thicken.
Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:
Absolutely! I would add 2 cups of cooked, chopped turkey to the recipe. Warm the chopped turkey with the spices in place of cooking the raw ground turkey.
You can prep this casserole up to 2 days in advance. Cover it and refrigerate it unbaked. Just add a couple more minutes to the baking time so it is heated through.
📖 Recipe
Turkey Shepherd's Pie Using Ground Turkey
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Ingredients
- 2 Russet Potatoes (large, peeled, cubed)
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon butter (unsalted)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons olive oil (extra virgin)
- 3 carrots (diced)
- 2 celery (diced)
- 1 onion (small, small diced)
- 1 cup corn (frozen, thawed)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 pound ground turkey breast
- 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon rosemary (dried)
- 1 teaspoon thyme (dried)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 ¼ cups chicken broth (low sodium)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 7x11 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Put potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Bring to boil until the potatoes are tender. Drain and return to the pot. Add in sour cream, butter, and ½ teaspoon of salt; mash until smooth. Set aside.2 Russet Potatoes, ⅓ cup sour cream, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 teaspoon salt
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Saute carrots, celery, and onion until softened. Stir in corn and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.2 teaspoons olive oil, 3 carrots, 2 celery, 1 onion, 1 cup corn, 2 cloves garlic
- Add turkey, rosemary, thyme, and salt to the skillet and cook until the turkey is cooked through.1 pound ground turkey breast, 1 teaspoon rosemary, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1 teaspoon salt
- Stir in tomato paste and return carrot mixture to the skillet. Stir in flour and broth and simmer until it thickens.1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 ¼ cups chicken broth
- Transfer turkey mixture to your casserole dish and top with mashed potatoes.
- Bake for 35-40 mins or until the potatoes are browned to your liking. Cool for 15-20 mins to allow the turkey mixture to thicken.
Notes
Nutrition Disclosure
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
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Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 14 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.
Kimimela Chumani
Delicious! I love that it uses the leaner ground turkey vs hamburger. Very flavorful.