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Not Your Average Shepherd’s Pie

Sheri (When the Kids Go To Bed)

My husband and I decided to try making a Shepherd’s Pie using creamy garlic sweet potatoes instead of traditional potatoes and we were not disappointed. Even Grandma approved! I encourage you to give this one a try. I also added some bacon 😉 Who doesn’t love bacon?

 

Ingredients

2lbs lean ground beef

2 tsp onion powder

2 tsp garlic powder

salt & pepper

1 lb bacon (cooked)

2 cans of corn (drained)

3 medium sweet potatoes

1 lb baby red potatoes

3 cloves garlic

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 stick of butter

salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Boil potatoes and garlic together.
  • Cook bacon (I prefer to bake it)
  • While potatoes cook, start on the beef mixture. Saute beef with seasoning. Set aside.
  • When potatoes are done, drain them and mash them with butter, sour cream, and salt & pepper.
  • Time to assemble! Preheat oven to 425° and spray dish with cooking spray. Layer beef, corn, bacon, and then potatoes.
  • Bake for 25 minutes or till when the potatoes start to brown.

Hope you enjoy this twist on a classic dish.

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Not Your Average Shepherd's Pie

Our own little twist on a classic dish.

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 lb bacon cooked to crispy
  • 2 cans whole kernel corn

Mashed Potatoes

  • 3 medium sweet potatoes peeled and chopped
  • 1 lbs Baby red potatoes skin-on and quartered
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Start with boiling up the potatoes and garlic cloves together.

  2. Cook up the bacon. I prefer baking it. 

  3. While potatoes are boiling, work on beef mixture. Add beef and seasoning and saute until fully cooked. Set aside.

  4. When potatoes are done, drain and mash. Add in butter, sour cream, and salt & pepper to taste.

  5. Now you're ready to assemble. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.

  6. Layer down the ground beef, then top with the corn, and then the bacon. Dollop on the potatoes and spread them across the top. 

  7. Bake for 25 minutes or until the potatoes begin to brown on top.