Turkey Shepherd's Pie with Leftover Mashed Potatoes

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 35 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Cook: 20 min
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Ingredients

2 cups leftover turkey meat

1 cup chopped carrots

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped onion

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon dried thyme

2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth

1/2 cup frozen green peas

1 1/2 cups leftover mashed potatoes

Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. In a large saucepan, combine turkey, carrots, celery, onion, bay leaves, and thyme. Pour over chicken broth and set pan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes, until liquid reduces slightly. Remove bay leaves. Remove from heat and stir in peas.
  3. Transfer turkey mixture to a deep-dish pie plate or shallow casserole dish placed on a baking sheet. Spoon mashed potatoes over top and, using the back of a spoon, make an even layer.
  4. Place pie on a baking sheet and bake 15 minutes, until top is golden brown and filling is bubbly.
  5. Serving suggestion: Serve the pie with a bagged green salad.

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Jam_n

Used this great recipe as a delicious starting point to use up both turkey and mashed potato leftovers. Sautéed a medium onion and 3 chopped carrots in 1/4 cup or so of olive oil, enough to cover the bottom of a 14” sauté pan over medium-high heat for 10 minutes or so. Meanwhile, I whisked 1 c. chicken broth with about a cup of mashed potatoes to make a roux. I added that to the pan, along with 1 bag frozen peas, 1 rounded teaspoon of thyme, crushed, 2 bay leaves, and 4 c. coarsely chopped turkey. Cooked until the roux thickened, then discarded the bay leaves and spooned into an ovenproof serving dish, topped with 2-3 cups mashed potatoes. I baked the whole thing for 15 minutes in 400 oven. Yum o!

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