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Sweet Potato Cauliflower Shepherd's Pie
A lighter version with the perfect blend of sweet and savory in this take on the traditional British shepherd's pie.
Course
Main Dishes
Cuisine
Western
Keyword
shepherd's pie
Prep Time
40
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
5
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
servings
Author
Lisa from A Day in the Kitchen
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Cauliflower Layer
1
lb. (454g)
sweet potatoes
peeled and chopped into small chunks
½
lb. (227g)
cauliflower
chopped into small chunks
¼
cup
chicken broth
3
tbs
butter
1
teaspoon
salt
½
teaspoon
ground black pepper
Ground Beef Layer
2
tbs
light olive oil
½
medium onion
diced
2
carrots
diced
2
cloves
garlic
minced
1
teaspoon
salt
½
teaspoon
ground black pepper
1 ½
lbs. (680g)
ground beef
2
tbs
tapioca starch
(if you have no problems with gluten, flour is fine)
1
cup
chicken broth
3
tbs
tomato paste
½
cup
corn
½
cup
peas
Topping:
½
cup
fresh grated Parmesan
Instructions
Preheat oven 400 deg F (200 C).
In a medium pot, add sweet potato chunks and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
Add cauliflower to the sweet potatoes in the pot and cook for another 15 minutes until tender (add more water to the pot if necessary).
Drain water and mash sweet potatoes with chicken broth, butter, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Heat light olive oil in a large skillet or saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and carrots and saute for 5 minutes until softened.
Add minced garlic, salt, and pepper to the onions and carrots and cook another 5 minutes.
Add ground beef to saucepan and cook through.
Sprinkle tapioca starch over cooked beef and stir.
Add chicken broth, tomato paste, corn, and peas to beef mixture and bring to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Spread beef mixture evenly in baking dish.
Top beef with mashed sweet potato and cauliflower.
Top sweet potatoes and cauliflower with grated Parmesan.
Bake at 400 deg F (200 C) for 25 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use regular potatoes instead of the sweet potatoes and cauliflower, if you prefer.
Using mashed cauliflower as a topping also works great!
If you use all sweet potatoes, just replace the amount of cauliflower in the recipe with the equivalent amount in sweet potatoes.