Sweet potato dish made healthier and without dairy.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup Heinz Tomato Ketchup
- ¾ cup Heinz® Tomato Juice
- 2 tablespoons Heinz Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (such as peas and carrots)
- 3 cups cooked, warm, mashed potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ⅔ cup warm milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a skillet set over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, thyme, rosemary, and 1/2 of the salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Crumble ground beef into pan and cook until brown all over. Sprinkle with flour. Stir in ketchup, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in mixed vegetables. Transfer to a 9-inch baking dish.
- Whip mashed potatoes with warm milk, remaining salt and pepper, butter, and garlic until very fluffy. Spread potatoes evenly over meat mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are golden on top, about 35 minutes.
- For a meatless version, substitute 4 cups of chopped mushrooms for the meat.
- For a pub-style shepherd’s pie, use ground lamb in place of beef and mark the potatoes with the tines of a fork.
- This casserole can be assembled and then refrigerated for up to 2 days before baking. Extend cooking time to 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 375 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 44 g |
| Cholesterol | 57 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 1603 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was a really nice meal with great flavor. I made a few adjustments, some on purpose and some due to convenience. First, I used Panera tomato soup instead of tomato juice because I had it and it’s delicious. Second, I used ready made refrigerated mashed potatoes because I didn’t want to wash an extra pot and I wanted to watch the Ravens’ game rather than fuss with homemade mashed potatoes. Third, I doubled the frozen vegetables because I wanted more. I enjoyed it very much and will definitely make it again.
Great recipe and tastes delish. I would have given a 5 star, but I feel like it should be just 1/2 tsp of rosemary. The seasoning is a bit overpowering. Other than that, it was perfect.
Very easy to prepare using some ground lamb I had in the freezer and it was totally scrumptious!!!
Great recipe! I only made one change after reading other reviews. I used tomato paste instead of ketchup. I think the leftovers are going to be tastier.
Yery good and easy recipe,I substituted the ketchup and tomato sauce with a can of chopped tomatoes we had it worked out fine thru in a little honey for some sweetness
Delicious, tasty, simple and fast.
I’ve already made this recipe 4 times since I first tried it late spring. It’s delicious!! I use ground turkey instead of ground beef and doubt anyone can taste the difference because of how flavorful this version is. I also cook my potatoes in milk to make them extra creamy. I use the warm milk to mash them and they’re delicious. I have learned to not mash them quite as smoothly as if I was serving them alone because they blend in too readily with the meat and vegetables. I think the separation of the layers is more attractive when serving. I’l always liked Shepher’s Pie and this version is my new favorite!
The only change I made was using tomato paste in place of the ketchup. Turned out great. Definitely making it again!
This was fantastic! I also added frozen corn under the mashed potato topping.
Haven’t made this in many years. It was very good. Didn’t have tomato juice so used a can of diced tomatoes and a bit of water. Mashed my potatoes with butter, garlic, salt, pepper and sour cream. Didn’t peel the potatoes. Loved it.
Haven’t made this in many years. It was very good. Didn’t have tomato juice so used a can of diced tomatoes and a bit of water. Mashed my potatoes with butter, garlic, salt, pepper and sour cream. Didn’t peel the potatoes. Loved it.
100% recommended! I added additional veggies; green beans, mushrooms (baby bella), diced tomatoes (canned, Italian seasoned), and frozen/shelled edamame. Red/orange/yellow and/or green peppers would be phenomenal as well (next time!). Tomato paste works great to thicken it up a little instead of adding extra flour. If you want to save some time: use instant mashed potatoes (make according to the package instructions) and layer ’em on top and/or generic, frozen “mixed veggies,” usually some combo of peas, carrots, corn, and beans is perfect; just throw the whole bag in. Also for next time, I will replace the potatoes with mashed cauliflower and broccoli. I made this once substituting ground beef with ground chicken/turkey (you can use any ground meat or leftover. Actually leftover beef roast, cubed or thinly sliced/chopped would be awesome). When I made this for my vegan brother, I substituted ground beef with mushrooms (chopped portobello, white, and shiitake was the combo I used). I have also just used generic “Italian seasoning” (marjoram, basil, thyme, savory, rosemary, and oregano) if I am out of the fresh stuff and it worked just fine This is a GREAT, EASY, PERFECT fall/winter comfort food!…and plenty of ways to make it even more healthy and get all those veggies into ya! I think I have made this 5-6 times and love to play around with the recipe…its super flexible and if you don’t have 1-2 things, there’s easily something you can replace it with. Thanks! J
Absolutely delicious! I made extra sauce that I turned into a gravy after to pour on top and instead of rosemary and thyme I used Italian seasoning, plus I added a can of diced tomatoes into it
Boil the garlic with the potatoes and mash altogether. Used beef broth instead of tomato juice; didn’t want that much tomato flavour. Also used a mixture of pork and beef.
smells great
Turned out well. I didn’t have tomato juice, subbed beef broth
Darling hubby really loved it!! And he is very picky about his Shepherd’s pie!! He already says he wants it again!! The only thing I did was add one package of Lipton beefy onion soup mix dry to the meat mixture!! It was delicious!
Sooo delicious and super easy to make! (Start on your potatoes first!)
decreased amt of dijon mustard to 1 tbl
Made no changes and will make again
Similar to my own recipe where I use a package of onion soup mix and for the topping half potatos/half yams. I put old cheddar cheese in between the layer of beef mixture and potatoes and then on top too!!