📋 Shepherd's Pie with Ground Turkey Recipe

ground turkey shepherd's pie on a white plate with a fork and blue oven mitt in the background

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📋 Shepherd's Pie with Ground Turkey Recipe

A healthy and Weight Watchers Friendly Shepherd's Pie with Ground turkey is made with ground turkey, parsnips, mixed vegetables, and mashed potatoes. You can use leftover mashed potatoes or instant mashed potatoes!

Course Main Course

Cuisine North American

Keyword ground turkey, shepherd's pie, weight watchers

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 199kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

For the potatoes:

1-½ lbs potatoes peeled, diced or use leftover mashed potatoes or instant mashed potatoes
2 teaspoon garlic * I use the minced from a jar or you can use 3 cloves of garlic
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 (about ¾ cup onion)
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
¼ teaspoon salt and pepper if desired

Garnish:

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F/205 degrees C and spray oven safe casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray
Place potatoes in a large pot with enough cold water so the water comes 2 inches above potatoes. Boil until soft, where a fork can easily go through them (or use leftover or instant).
Drain cooked potatoes and mash with ¼ cup chicken broth, sour cream, minced garlic, parmesan cheese and milk.
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown turkey; season with salt and pepper, if desired. When cooked, drain and set aside. * You can put the turkey meat in a separate bowl so you can use the same frying pan to cook the veggies.
Saute the diced 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 in the turkey meat.
Add garlic, 1 cup chicken broth, tomato paste, flour, Worcestershire sauce and rosemary to cooked turkey mixture and mix well. Simmer on low about 5-10 minutes. Add in defrosted frozen mixed vegetables.
In prepared casserole dish, spread the turkey meat mixture on the bottom of the dish in an even layer. 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 light golden brown.
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- see EQUIPMENT above)

Notes

*See post contents for important recipe information and tips

Nutrition Facts

📋 Shepherd's Pie with Ground Turkey Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 199 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Cholesterol 34mg11%

Sodium 344mg15%

Potassium 683mg20%

Carbohydrates 24g8%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 20g40%

Vitamin A 2555IU51%

Vitamin C 16.9mg20%

Calcium 125mg13%

Iron 2.9mg16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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