Shepard's Pie

Tonight I decided to make Shepard's Pie for dinner.  When I was at Earth Fair I didn't have a recipe with me, so I just kinda winged the whole thing.  

 I started with 3 large white potatoes cubed and boiled.  I also added some garlic salt to them.

 

While the potatoes were boiling in a large skillet I started to brown a little over 1 pound of ground turkey.  I added a little bit of sage and ginger to it for a bit of flavor and stirred it to keep it from sticking to the bottom.

 

After the potatoes were done I drained the water off of them returned them to the pot and added about 3 tablespoons of butter and some milk and then blended them to be nice and creamy.  I also added some shredded cheddar cheese.

 

Now that the potatoes are ready, I needed to finish up browning the meat.  I added a little bit of chicken broth after I drained what little fat there was. 

 

Now that everything is ready, it's time to put it together.  I used one of my Corning dishes to bake it in.  The first layer is the ground turkey, then I added a bag of froze mixed veggies.

 

The next layer is the potatoes.  I forgot to take a picture of it before I put it in the oven, so here it is in the oven!

 

 

After cooking for 30 minuets at 375 degrees this is what we have!

 

I don't know if I'll just wing it again next time or not.  My husband liked it pretty much, as in there is only a little bit left over!

3 large white potatoes

1 bag of frozen veggies

1 1/2 pounds ground turkey

1 cup of shreeded cheddar cheese

seasonings to tastes

1.  peel and cube 3 large potatoes, add to large pot and cover with salted water.  Bring water to a boil and continue to boil until potatoes get soft

2. while potatoes are boiling begin to brown ground turkey meat

3.  once potates are nice and soft drain them and bring back to the pot.  Add in butter and a little bit of milk and mash until nice and creamy.

4.  drain the turkey and put in dish

5.  add veggies to top of turkey

6. layer the potatoes on nice and thick

7.  bake for 30 mins at 375.

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

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