Ground Turkey Cottage Pie Food

TURKEY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. While potatoes are cooking, gather other ingredients.
• Mash potatoes with butter and milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Saute onion until it has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in ground turkey, carrot, mushrooms, parsley, thyme, garlic, and chicken bouillon. Cook and stir until meat is broken up and cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute more.
• Transfer meat mixture to a deep dish pie pan or casserole dish. Spread mashed potatoes over meat, and swirl with a fork.
• Bake in preheated oven until tops of mashed potatoes are lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the first five ingredients over medium heat until turkey is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up meat into crumbles; drain., Stir in flour, herbs, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper until blended. Add broth; cook and stir until broth is absorbed, 1-2 minutes. Stir in peas; heat through., Transfer to a greased 9-in. deep cast-iron skillet or deep-dish pie plate. Top with mashed potatoes; if desired, sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 400° until filling is bubbly, 20-25 minutes.

GROUND TURKEY COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Peel, wash and slice potatoes into 1 inch thick slices and add it to a pot of boiling water (ensure the potatoes are fully immersed in the water) Allow to boil until tender.
• Drain the water from the pot leaving the cooked potatoes in the pot. Add the butter, salt and pepper (to taste) and mash the potatoes until smooth.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan until the oil is hot but not smoking. Add in the ground turkey along with the dried herbs, paprika, cayenne, salt and black pepper.
• When the meat is no longer pink add in the onions and garlic and mix and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
• Add in the carrots and butternut squash and mix into the meat. Cover and allow to cook for four minutes until slightly softened.
• Add in the broth and tomato sauce (and brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce if using either). After combining to evenly distribute the sauce add the chopped spinach and cover and cook for ten minutes stirring occasionally. If the liquid is cooking off too quickly add more broth.
• Add in the green peas and combine.
• If the sauce isn't as thick as gravy, add in a tablespoon or two of the mashed potatoes and mix it in. Allow the meat to simmer and thicken for another 5-10 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning to taste.
• Add the meat mixture to an 8x11 baking dish and top with the shredded cheeses (the residual heat from the meat will allow the cheese to start melting)
• Spread the mashed potatoes in an even layer over the cheeses.
• Using the tines of a fork, create a ridged grid over the top of the potatoes.
• Broil the cottage pie in the oven until the ridges on the potatoes are golden brown (approx 5 min).
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before cutting.
• Store leftovers in the refrigerator in a covered or airtight container for up to 5 days.

GROUND TURKEY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Make the topping: Place potatoes and parsnips in a medium saucepan, cover with water by 2 inches, and bring to a simmer. Cook until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 cups cooking liquid. Pass potatoes and parsnips through a ricer. Stir in yogurt and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Season with pepper.
• Make the filling: Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, celery, carrots, and garlic, stirring, until tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add turkey; cook, breaking up any large pieces, for 5 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the thyme, and chili powder; season with pepper. Whisk together cornstarch and reserved 2 cups cooking liquid; add to turkey. Boil for 1 minute. Stir in peas. Transfer to a 2-quart round or oval baking dish; top with potatoes. Bake until bubbling and top is browned, 35 minutes.

"GOBBLE-UP" TURKEY COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook potatoes until fork tender. Drain & pour back into hot pot. Add cream cheese, butter, milk & salt & mash well until potatoes are fluffy. Cover pot & keep potatoes warm.
• Meanwhile, while potatoes are cooking, in a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, celery & carrot & cook, stirring, until vegetables begin to soften. Crumble ground turkey over vegetables & cook until meat loses it's pink color.
• Sprinkle flour over cooked turkey & stir to combine. Dissolve turkey base in the boiling water & stir into meat. Simmer, stirring, about five minutes, until mixture thickens slightly.
• Pour meat filling into a 2-3 quart casserole & sprinkle peas over. Carefully spread warm mashed potatoes over filling, sealing potatoes to edge of dish.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, until heated through & bubbly at edge of dish. Remove from oven & sprinkle cheese on top. Bake an additional 5 minutes, just until cheese melts.

TURKEY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add the onions and cook until just starting to soften, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the ground turkey and then sprinkle in the salt, paprika and garlic powder. Cook, breaking up clumps of the turkey with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 6 minutes. Add the gravy, corn, lima beans, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Reduce the heat to a simmer; simmer for about 3 minutes.
• While the filling simmers, stir together the potatoes, cheese and eggs in a large bowl, making sure it is thoroughly mixed. Layer the potatoes on top of the filling in the skillet. Bake the shepherd's pie until bubbling and golden brown, 30 to 45 minutes.

COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high. Add onion and carrots and cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and stir in tomato paste. Add meat and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until almost cooked through, 3 minutes. Add thyme and beer and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring frequently, until slightly reduced, 2 minutes. Sprinkle flour over mixture and stir to combine. Add 1 cup water and cook until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Stir in peas and season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer mixture to a 2-quart baking dish. Top with potatoes, overlapping slices. Season potatoes with salt and pepper and drizzle with 2 tablespoons butter. Bake until potatoes are browned around edges and tender when pierced with a knife, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

TURKEY COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Saute the fresh carrots,onion, celery and mushrooms until tender in a large pot.
• Blend the soft butter and the 2 T. flour into a paste.
• Pour the stock into the pot with the veggies. Bring to a simmer.
• Stir in the flour/butter past, stirring constantly.
• When the mixture is the thickness you want, put in the peas and turkey.
• Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish, pour in the mixture.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Now, if your leftover mashed potatoes are too stiff, add some milk and an egg to loosen them a bit. Spread over the turkey covering completely. I like to add chives to the potatoes for an extra flavor.
• Bake for 35 mn.
• Enjoy!