Approximate cooking time: 1 hour
Serves 4 – 6
Ingredients:
For sweet potatoes:
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk*
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup chicken stock (gluten free brand like Pacific Naturals)
- 1 teaspoon minced canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (more if you like it hotter)
- Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
For filling:
- 1 tablespoon oil or cooking fat of choice
- 2 pounds ground chicken or turkey
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and sliced
- 4 cups sliced bell peppers
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 can (14 ounces) diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons chipotle powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. To prepare sweet potatoes, fill a medium-size pot with a few inches of water and place a steamer basket inside. Add sweet potatoes and garlic, and bring water to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it boils, reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook potatoes until soft, about 12 minutes. Pour potatoes and garlic into a large bowl and add coconut milk, 1/4 cup chicken stock, and chipotles. Mash potatoes to desired consistency, adding more chicken stock as needed. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- While sweet potatoes are cooking, prepare filling by heating oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add ground meat and cook until browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove meat to a large plate or bowl, reserving oil in the pan.
- Add onions to the skillet sauté about 12 minutes until softened. Add peppers and garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, chipotle powder, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper to taste, then stir in reserved meat. Stir well and cook filling until just heated through.
- Divide filling among 8 ramekins (or a 9×13 pan) and top with mashed sweet potatoes. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes until shepherd’s pies are slightly bubbly.
This recipe inspired in part or in whole from here.
Photo Credit: Quick & Easy Paleo Comfort Foods