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Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2.5 lbs. (about 5) sweet potatoes, washed, peeled & cubed
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. low-fat milk
salt & pepper
1 tbs., plus 1 tsp. canola oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 bunch collard greens (12 oz.), stems discarded, leaves very thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 lb. 93% lean ground turkey
2 tsp. salt-free Cajun seasoning
2 tbs. tomato paste
1 tbs. flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped, for garnish

Directions:
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400º.

2. Cook sweet potatoes in a covered pot with 1/4 c. water over medium heat until tender. In a large bowl, mash cooked sweet potatoes with milk and 1/8 tsp. each salt and freshly ground black pepper.

3. Meanwhile, in a 12-in. skillet, heat 1 tbs. oil on medium-high. Add onion and cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Add collard greens and 1/8 tsp. each salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook 1 minute or until just wilted, stirring. Transfer to medium bowl.

4. In same skillet, heat remaining tsp. of oil. Add garlic and cook 15 seconds. Add turkey and 1/4 tsp. salt. Cook 3 minutes or until browned, breaking meat into small pieces and stirring. Reduce heat to medium and add Cajun seasoning. Cook 1 minute, stirring. Add tomato paste and 1/4 c. water. Cook 2 minutes, stirring.

5. In 8x8 shallow baking dish, spread half of mashed sweet potatoes. Top with turkey mixture, then collard greens mixture. Spread remaining sweet potato mixture on top. Bake 30 minutes or until golden on top. Garnish with parsley.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6

 

 

 

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