My kids' school participated in a really great healthy fundraiser called "Farm to School" where they sell bundles of vegetables that you can purchase for yourself or donate to the food bank. I bought a couple of bundles and made this easy and Weight Watchers friendly Ground Turkey Shepherd's Pie with mashed potato topping and ground turkey. This recipe is 2 WW points on my plan, but you can click HERE to see how much it is on your WW plan!
It's a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes! If you are looking for a healthy version of Shepherd's Pie, look no further. This Shepherd's Pie is Weight Watchers friendly!
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Considering all the chocolate and other unhealthy things I've had to sell for my kids' schools and activities over the years, this healthy option was a welcome idea. Not that I'm dissing chocolate or anything (chocolate, I really do love you!) but it's nice to have a healthy option for a change.
🥘 Ingredients
For this recipe you'll need:
- potatoes
- garlic
- milk
- chicken broth
- sour cream
- parmesan cheese
- ground turkey
- olive oil
- onion
- celery
- parsnips
- frozen mixed vegetables
- flour
- tomato paste
- Worcestershire sauce
- rosemary
📖 Variations & Substitutions
- ground turkey - you can substitute ground chicken
- mashed potatoes - use leftover mashed potatoes or instant mashed potatoes
- parsnips - if you don't have them or can't find them, use turnips
💭 Top tip
*I use instant mashed potatoes if I'm short on time or don't have potatoes. My favorite brand is Honest Earth (affiliate link).
Light and Healthy Comfort Food: This Ground Turkey Shepherd's Pie is serious comfort food and when you're on Weight Watchers healthy and weight watchers friendly comfort food can be hard to find. But this easy WW Turkey Shepherd's Pie is loaded with flavor, lean ground turkey and healthy veggies. A typical Shepherd's Pie is 12 smart points, while this healthy turkey version is only 5 WW points. It's an easy and light comfort food that is the perfect make- ahead meal for your busy life!
And my 5 Ingredient Turkey Sloppy Joe's (shown below) is another delicious Weight Watchers ground turkey recipe!
And if you're looking for even more WW ground turkey recipes, be sure to check out my Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Meatballs, my Healthy Turkey Pesto Meatballs with Creamy Lime Ginger Sauce and my Egg Roll in a Bowl(shown)
🔢WW Points
This recipe is 2 WW points on my plan, but you can click HERE to see how much it is on your WW plan!
🥗 Side dishes
If you're not sure what to serve with Turkey Shepherd's pie, here are a few suggestions:
- garden salad
- Skinny Coleslaw Recipe (shown)
- Quick Cucumber Kimchi
- sliced carrot and cucumbers
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📋 Ground Turkey Shepherd's Pie Recipe
Ingredients
For the potatoes:
- 1-½ lbs potatoes peeled, diced or use leftover mashed potatoes or instant mashed potatoes
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic * I use the minced from a jar
- ¼ cup 1% milk
- ¼ cup fat free low sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon reduced fat sour cream
- ¼ cup light parmesan cheese
For the filling:
- 1 lb lean ground turkey ground chicken can be substituted
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 celery stalks trimmed and diced
- 2 parsnips grated
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables defrosted
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 5.5 ounce can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoon rosemary
- salt and pepper if desired
Garnish:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F/205 degrees C and spray oven safe casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray
- Boil potatoes in water until cooked and soft (or use leftover or instant). Drain and mash with ¼ cup chicken broth, sour cream, minced garlic, parmesan cheese and milk.
- In a large saute pan brown turkey; season with salt and pepper, if desired. When cooked, set aside.
- Saute the onion in olive oil for 2 minutes then add the celery and grated parsnip, Cook about 10-12 minutes, or until celery is soft.
- Add garlic, 1 cup chicken broth, tomato paste, flour, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, cooked turkey and mix well. Simmer on low about 5-10 minutes. Add in defrosted frozen mixed vegetables.
- In prepared casserole dish, spread the meat mixture on the bottom of the dish. Top with mashed potatoes.
- Use a fork to scrape the top of the potatoes to make ridges if desired.
- Bake 20 minutes or until potatoes turn golden.
- Remove from oven and let it cool 10 minutes before serving. Freeze after cooling completely (I use a microwave safe casserole dish so it can go straight from freezer to microwave)
Notes
- ground turkey - you can substitute ground chicken
- mashed potatoes - use leftover mashed potatoes or instant mashed potatoes
- parsnips - if you don't have them or can't find them, use turnips
Monique
Thank you Terri. I love Shepard's Pie and this new twist will allow me to continue enjoying it through my weight loss program.
Terri Gilson
Thanks, Monique - that's great!
Denise from Urb'n'Spice
I applaud your children's school for providing such a healthy fundraising opportunity, Terri! Thanks for the great idea of using parsnips in your shepherd's pie. I love parsnips and they are certainly underappreciated, aren't they? Your shepherd's pie looks delicious! I have often used instant mashed potatoes for different things (like thickening a soup for a gluten-free client), and making them for the shepherd's pie topping is an awesome and tasty time saver! I am pinning lots of WW recipes for my sister so this recipe is perfect on so many levels! Thanks for sharing!
Terri Gilson
Hi Denise: Thank you! Yes, so glad they do that fundraiser - I actually suggested it because my niece in Wpg had done it! Hopefully they will do it for the 3rd time this year!
sara
Love the recipe, i will try today because boys coming over for watching football match, the recipe is perfect for this time because it seems so tasty and yummy. Thank you.
Terri Gilson
Hi Sara, Thanks for your comment! I hope you enjoy it - I just made 2 of them last week (and froze one) 🙂