Turkey Shepherd’s Pie Made With Ground Turkey

This turkey shepherd’s pie recipe can be made with ground turkey and is extra delicious when made with leftover Thanksgiving turkey.

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Here is why this recipe is 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.

Ingredients needed:

• 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
• celery – washed and diced
• onion- fine diced
• corn- frozen corn, thawed. Learn how to freeze corn
• garlic- minced or use garlic confit
• 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 Shepherd’s Pie with Turkey

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 7×11 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Add turkey, rosemary, thyme, and salt to the skillet and cook until the turkey is cooked through.
5. Stir in tomato paste and return carrot mixture to the skillet. Stir in flour and broth and simmer until it thickens.
6. Transfer turkey mixture to your casserole dish and top with mashed potatoes.
7. Bake for 35-40 mins or until the potatoes are browned to your liking.
8. Cool for 15-20 mins to allow the turkey mixture to thicken.

Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:

Turkey Shepherd’s Pie Using Ground Turkey

Sarah Mock

This turkey shepherd's pie recipe can be made with ground turkey and is extra delicious when made with leftover Thanksgiving turkey.

5 from 9 votes

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Prep Time 25 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time 1 hr 35 mins

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Course Turkey Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 193 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 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 7×11 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.
  

Notes

You can prep this Ground Turkey Shepherd’s pie 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.

 

Can leftover turkey be substituted for the ground turkey?

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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 16gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 525mgPotassium: 633mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4095IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg

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