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.
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 only 5 Weight Watchers points on the blue plan per serving!
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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)
🥗 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- 0 points (shown)
- Quick Cucumber Kimchi -1 point
- 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
Lisa
🙂 liked and will share
Tania Bergen
You love food like me, but how come you look so good & maintain your figure so well??
That's a wonderful recipe, real comfort food!! I (: BIG "T"
Food Meanderings
Well, it's definitely a challenge, given my hobby, Auntie Tania! And I'm thankful for Weight Watchers.... Yes, I agree-healthy comfort food is the way to go! Weight Watchers would approve 🙂
Mike Lafleur
You've given me many ideas for Mo and myself! Thanks, and already following you. Keep up the good work!!
Food Meanderings
Thanks, Mike!
Anita Cameron
Liked page on Facebook
Dena
I love beets, they are my favourite veggie!
Have liked and shared on Facebook.
Arie B. Zenthay
My Favorite vegetable is :carrot, cabbage , spinach cauliflower peas , I will try to make this shepherd pie
Robyn McLean
Followed on instagram! Great recipe!
Food Meanderings
Thank you, Robyn!
Robyn McLean
Favorite veggie is orange peppers and cucumber for sure.
This is a recipie that my preteen would probably love- yay!
Sheila Miller
My favorite vegetables are parsnips and carrot, but love most veggies.
Brenda Penton
My favourite vegetable is sweet potoato
Sue Slaght
Never met a vegetable I didn't like. My husband is not so keen on brussel sprouts but I like be them! I've shared the post on Facebook so hoping to be the big winner!
lianne kupchik
liked and shared
Cathy reitz
This looks amazing. And fresh out of the garden carrots and peas ate my all time fave.
Food Meanderings
thanks, Cathy
NaturallyLash
NIce post, pinned your recipe and shared for other to see!
Food Meanderings
Thanks, NaturallyLash
kalamitykelli
Welcome to Yum Goggle! We are now following you on all social media (FB, Pinterest and Insta) and we hope you will follow us back. We will do our best to tag you each time we promote your posts. Kelli at YG.
Food Meanderings
Thanks- followed you back!
Debbie Sue Stidham
I love this Turkey Shepherd's Pie recipe. I printed it off. I love to cook and I'm always looking for great new recipes.
Food Meanderings
Thanks - yes, it's one of my faves.
shelley
favorite veggie is carrots and sweet potatoes. shared your post
Redawna
New follower on Facebook!
Redawna
I am also following on IG! I have been using a lot of ground chicken lately and we have enjoyed it. Though it has a very dense texture for burgers and my teenage didn't really enjoy it. But I love turkey and really should use it more but it is not available where I do most of my shopping.
As of late my favourite vegetable has been potatoes. Perhaps because winter is coming and it is a comfort food. I really love fennel though as my summer vegetable. The freshness adds a lot to salads and I use it on this onion and fennel tart!
Thanks for the opportunity.
Food Meanderings
Redawna, I have actually used ground chicken in this one too! Although, I find the turkey much more flavourful... yes, I love fennel as well! Your tart sounds amazing - will check it out. Good luck on the draw :)!
Food Meanderings
Congratulations, Redawna - you won the Co-op gift card! I sent you a facebook message!
reviewerpam
If only I lived in Canada. Thanks for sharing the recipe. It looks delicious. I will have to try this one!
Food Meanderings
Thanks- yes, I wish I could do a giveaway and include the U.S. and even Quebec, but tax law and contest laws governing are very different!
Shelley
I am always on the look out for healthy, yet delicious food and your blog seems to be the place to find this! Thanks for the contest and all the great information!
Food Meanderings
Thanks, Shelley! I hope you enjoy the recipe and good luck with the contest!
Shelley
liked and shared on facebook.
Maegan James
Following on Pinterest & by email! Favorite veggie is sugar snap peas! Yum!
Maegan James
Following on Pinterest & by email. Favorite veggie is sugar snap peas! Yum!
Jackie
One of the great comfort foods! My favourite vegetable... How can I name just one... might have to say yams or parsnips... So sweet and versatile!
Raylene De Bruyn
I love cabbage and this contest!
To Give And Get
Yummy! I haven't had Shepards Pie since I was a kid. I grew up in Illinois with family home in Michigan so it use to be a common thing we ate. Now I live down south and everyone asked "you mean a pot pie" ugh face palm!
Food Meanderings
Really?! pot pie? Oh you poor girl... I didn't realize Shepherd's pie was so 'northern' 🙂
To Give And Get
It is...it's sad lol! Every now and then I run into other things that are considered "northern" and people call me out on it all the time lol!
Heather
Liked and shared and love baked Brussels sprouts with balsamic vinegar and garlic!
Linda
It took me a while to learn to love it, but my favourite vegetable is the beet.
Danica
Our favourite is to fry Brussel sprouts in bacon and garlic!
Kristina Van Nest
carrots! easy snack anytime! Will like and share on fb!
Char Hobbs
My fav veg is cauliflower! Adds flavour and texture to everything!!!!
Liked on FB, shared post and following you instagram for a bit bus entry! Great idea~ thank you for the contest/opportunity!
Char Hobbs
Liked, shared and instagram added!
Christine R
My favourite vegetable is roasted broccoli.
Tara Palmer
Liked and shared!
thewineloverskitchen
Following on pinterest. If I win I will donate the gift card to a Calgary Charity, foodbank or something. I am making the shepherd's pie tonight! It looks delicious!
Food Meanderings
Awesome- thanks!
Food Meanderings
followed you back on Pinterest!
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) 🙂