Turkey And Sweet Potato Shepherds Pie Food

TURKEY SHEPHERD'S PIE WITH SWEET POTATO

Steps:

• For the mashed sweet potatoes: Scoop sweet potato flesh into a large bowl and mash with a fork or potato masher. Mix in the cream, butter, coriander, ginger and egg yolks. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Scrape into a pastry bag and set aside.
• For the topping: Mix the cheeses, breadcrumbs and fresh thyme together in a bowl. Set aside.
• For the shepherd's pie: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Render down the bacon in a large saute pan or braiser over medium heat until crispy. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the fat in the pan. Add the ground turkey to the pan, and cook, stirring often and breaking apart with a wooden spoon, until evenly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. Add the onion, leek and sage, and cook until caramelized, another 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the pine nuts, flour, tomato paste, coriander and ginger and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, carrots and meat, then return to a simmer and cook until reduced and nappe (when it thickly coats the back of a spoon), another 10 to 15 minutes. Taste for seasoning.
• Top with an even layer of the sweet potato mixture. Sprinkle evenly with the breadcrumb topping. Bake until golden brown, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

TURKEY SWEET POTATO SHEPHERD'S PIE AND CRAN-APPLESAUCE SUNDAES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a deep skillet or a Dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons oil over high heat. Add meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning.
• Place sweet potatoes in a pot, cover with water, cover pot, bring to a boil, add salt and cook 15 minutes until tender.
• Add onions, carrots and celery into the turkey. Stir, and cook for 5 minutes. While vegetables are cooking, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add flour to melted butter and whisk 1 minute. Whisk in stock and season with salt, pepper and Worcestershire. Cook a few minutes to thicken.
• Stir peas into meat and turn heat off.
• Drain potatoes and return pot to heat. Add remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and melt over medium heat. Peel and slice banana and add potatoes to the pot. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and a few dashes hot sauce. Mash potatoes and banana to combine, adjust seasoning. Top the meat with the potatoes. Cover potatoes with cheese and place in the oven to melt cheese, about 5 minutes.
• For dessert, warm the apple and cranberry sauces in microwave or in a small pot over low heat and season with cinnamon and orange zest. Place a little cran-applesauce in the bottom of a sundae dish, top with 2 scoops ice cream, more sauce and whipped cream, garnish with chopped pecans.

TURKEY CHILI AND SWEET POTATO SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Add the potatoes to a large pot, cover with water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Salt the water and cook to tender about 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and return to hot pot. Add the zest, butter, creme fraiche or sour cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg, to taste.
• While potatoes are coming to a boil, heat a chili pot with extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high to high heat. Add the turkey and brown, then add in the onions and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Chop the peppers, then add them along with the garlic to the turkey. Stir in the spices, and add salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, then add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the stock and simmer a few minutes to thicken and combine flavors.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Transfer the chili to a casserole, spread the potatoes over the top and cover with Cheddar cheese. Brown under the broiler until golden and serve.

TURKEY SWEET POTATO PIE ( SHEPHERD'S PIE)

Steps:

• Boil sweet potatoes till tender add honey, buttermik, butter,cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste.
• Mashing till smooth.
• Set aside.
• Saute in oil the onions, garlic, and turkey till just under done.
• Add curry, salt, pepper, sage, sprinkle flour over turkey mix and pour in the milk.
• Add the peas.
• In a butter 8x8 casserole pan lay meat mixture then place potatoes over meat covering all to seal.
• Top with dabs of butter.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes just to slightly brown top.

TURKEY SWEET POTATO SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a deep skillet or a Dutch oven heat 2 tablespoons oil over high heat.
• Add meat and break up with a wooden spoon, season with salt and pepper and poultry seasoning.
• Place sweet potatoes in a pot, cover with water, cover pot, bring to a boil, add salt and cook 15 minutes until tender.
• Add onions, carrots and celery into the turkey. Stir, and cook for 5 minutes.
• While vegetables are cooking, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a small pot over medium heat.
• Add flour to melted butter and whisk 1 minute.
• Whisk in stock and season with salt, pepper and Worcestershire.
• Cook a few minutes to thicken.
• Stir peas into meat and turn heat off.
• Drain potatoes and return pot to heat.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and melt over medium heat.
• Peel and slice banana and add potatoes to the pot.
• Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and a few dashes hot sauce.
• Mash potatoes and banana to combine, adjust seasoning.
• Top the meat with the potatoes.
• Cover potatoes with cheese and place in the oven to melt cheese, about 5 minutes.

SWEET POTATO AND TURKEY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart, deep-dish casserole pan.
• Place the sweet potato, russet potato, and carrot each in separate saucepans. Pour enough water into each saucepan to cover the vegetables. Place each saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook each until tender enough to pierce with a fork, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Set the carrots aside.
• Place the drained sweet potato and russet potato in a large mixing bowl; mash lightly. Add the egg substitute and sour cream. Blend the potato mixture with an electric hand mixer set to medium until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the turkey in the hot oil until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the onion, celery, garlic, 1 teaspoon thyme, and poultry seasoning. Cook until the turkey is cooked through and no longer pink. Increase the heat to medium-high. Pour the chicken stock into the turkey mixture. Whisk together the hot milk and flour until smooth. When the chicken stock begins to boil, add the flour mixture to the stock and stir until it thickens. Remove from heat and stir in Worcestershire sauce and browning sauce.
• Pour the turkey mixture into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle the stuffing mix over the turkey mixture. Arrange the carrots, peas, and corn atop the stuffing mix. Season with thyme, salt and pepper. Spoon the potato mixture over the vegetables, spreading to cover all the way to the edges of the dish. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is slightly browned, about 35 minutes. Allow to rest 30 minutes before serving.