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Autumn Shepherd’s Pie

November 23, 2013 by jessfuel 2 Comments

This Autumn Shepherd’s Pie uses spinach in place of the traditional peas, and is topped with mashed sweet potatoes– a fall favorite! It’s perfect comfort food packed with nutrients!

This Autumn Shepherd's Pie uses spinach in place of the traditional peas, and is topped with mashed sweet potatoes-- a fall favorite! It's perfect comfort food packed with nutrients!

Now that there’s finally a bit of a chill in the air, I’ve been majorly craving comfort food. (Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday I was complaining about the heat!?)

Shepherd’s pie is the ultimate comfort food, but I think it can be kind of boring. So why not change up some of the ingredients to make it yummier while also packing in extra nutrients? This version is fall-inspired with sweet potatoes instead of regular mashed, and fresh spinach in place of the typical frozen peas.

This came out amazing and three of us managed to house the entire thing in one sitting. Plus it was a pretty easy weeknight meal! I’ll definitely be adding this one to the regular rotation.

This Autumn Shepherd's Pie uses spinach in place of the traditional peas, and is topped with mashed sweet potatoes-- a fall favorite! It's perfect comfort food packed with nutrients!

Autumn Shepherd's Pie
 
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This Autumn Shepherd's Pie uses spinach in place of the traditional peas, and is topped with mashed sweet potatoes-- a fall favorite! It's perfect comfort food packed with nutrients!
Author: Jess
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Beef
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 1½ tbsp butter
  • 1½ tbsp cream or milk
  • Salt & pepper
  • 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 12 oz lean ground beef
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup beef or chicken broth
  • 6 oz baby spinach, roughly chopped
  • ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Peel sweet potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a small pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and boil until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and return to pot. Add butter and cream, and mash potatoes. Season with salt & pepper.
  2. Preheat broiler.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes.
  4. Reduce heat to medium, stir in beef and cook, stirring, until the beef is mostly browned, about 3 minutes.
  5. Drain excess grease from beef, then return to heat and add flour, tomato paste and garlic, cooking an additional 2 minutes.
  6. Add broth, scraping up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the broth is the consistency of thick gravy, about 4 minutes.
  7. Stir in spinach, season with salt & pepper, and cook until the spinach is just wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
  8. Transfer the meat mixture to a pie pan or casserole dish. Top with mashed sweet potatoes. Sprinkle cheese on top.
  9. Broil until heated through and bubbling around the edges, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and broil 3 minutes more. Remove from oven and serve!
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Adapted from Eating Well.

Enjoy!!

Note: Photos updated 9-26-16. Original photo below.

Autumn Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potatoes and Spinach

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Comments

  1. Army Amy says

    November 25, 2013 at 10:13 am

    I love the versatility of shepherd’s pie. Mama Pea has one in her cookbook that uses sweet potatoes (I think) and chickpeas. I don’t know if I could get my husband to be that adventurous. This recipe, however, he’d totally go for.

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    […] be eaten like any dark leafy green!), which I’ve been using in omelets galore. I also made my Autumn Shepherd’s Pie this week and used kale and broccoli leaves in place of the spinach. Terrible picture, but, there […]

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