Turkey Shepherd's Pie Recipe 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.

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

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 7x11 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.

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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.

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Prep TimePrep Time:25 minutes mins

Cook TimeCook Time:1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Prep TimeTotal Time:1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

servingsServings 8 servings

Ingredients

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• ▢ 2 (2) Russet Potatoes large, peeled, cubed
• ▢ ⅓ Cup (76 ⅔ g) Sour Cream
• ▢ 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) Butter unsalted
• ▢ 1 Teaspoon (1 Teaspoon) salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) olive oil extra virgin
• ▢ 3 (3) Carrots diced
• ▢ 2 (2) celery diced
• ▢ 1 (1) onion small, small diced
• ▢ 1 Cup (154 g) corn frozen, thawed
• ▢ 2 cloves (2 cloves) Garlic minced
• ▢ 1 pound (453 ⅗ g) ground turkey breast
• ▢ 1 ½ tablespoons (1 ½ tablespoons) tomato paste
• ▢ 1 Teaspoon (1 Teaspoon) Rosemary dried
• ▢ 1 Teaspoon (1 Teaspoon) Thyme dried
• ▢ ½ Teaspoon (½ Teaspoon) Black Pepper
• ▢ 2 tablespoons (2 tablespoons) Flour, All Purpose
• ▢ 1 ¼ Cup (295 ¾ ml) chicken broth low sodium

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a 7x11 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.
   2 Russet Potatoes, ⅓ Cup (76 ⅔ g) Sour Cream, 1 tablespoon Butter, 1 Teaspoon salt
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.
   2 teaspoons olive oil, 3 Carrots, 2 celery, 1 onion, 1 Cup (154 g) corn, 2 cloves Garlic
4. Add turkey, rosemary, thyme, and salt to the skillet and cook until the turkey is cooked through.
   1 pound (453 ⅗ g) ground turkey breast, 1 Teaspoon Rosemary, 1 Teaspoon Thyme, 1 Teaspoon salt
5. 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, All Purpose, 1 ¼ Cup (295 ¾ ml) chicken broth
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. Cool for 15-20 mins to allow the turkey mixture to thicken.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 525mg | Potassium: 633mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4095IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg

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.

CourseCourse: Turkey Recipes

CuisineCuisine: American