Holiday Shepherds Pie

🥘 Ingredients

Crust

• stuffing
  2 1/2-3 cups

Filling

• carrot (finely diced)
  1
• celery (finely diced)
  1
• chicken or turkey (diced)
  2-3 cups
• chicken or turkey stock
  1 1/2 cups
• dried cranberries
  1/2 cup
• fat
  3 tbsp
• flour
  3 tbsp
• frozen peas
  1 cup
• onion (finely diced)
  1
• potatoes or sweet potatoes (small diced)
  1/2 cup
• sweet potatoes (small diced)
  1/2 cup

Assembly and Baking

• mashed potatoes
  2 cups

🍳 Cookware

• deep dish casserole
• silicon spatula

Crust

1. 1

   Make stuffing according to package stovetop directions, using stuffing . Stuffing should be fairly wet – add a little stock if not.

   stuffing: 2 1/2-3 cups
2. 📝

   used half package Pepperidge Farm cubed and half package classic

3. 2

   Grease a deep dish casserole .
4. 3

   Press stuffing into casserole to make a crust about 1/4″ thick. Works best with silicon spatula .
5. 4

   Bake in a 350F oven for about ⏱️ 30 minutes , until the crust is dry on top and has taken on some color.

Filling

1. 1

   Saute onion , celery , carrot , and fat over medium heat until vegetables are tender, about ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   onion: 1 (finely diced), celery: 1 (finely diced), carrot: 1 (finely diced), fat: 3 tbsp
2. 2

   Add flour and cook for a couple of minutes.

   flour: 3 tbsp
3. 3

   Add chicken or turkey stock and cook a little until it thickens.

   chicken or turkey stock: 1 1/2 cups
4. 4

   If using sweet potatoes , add and cook for ⏱️ 5-7 minutes .

   sweet potatoes: 1/2 cup (small diced)
5. 5

   Add chicken or turkey , frozen peas , and potatoes or sweet potatoes and dried cranberries and stir together until warm.

   chicken or turkey: 2-3 cups (diced), frozen peas: 1 cup, potatoes or sweet potatoes: 1/2 cup (small diced), dried cranberries: 1/2 cup

Assembly and Baking

1. 1

   Spread the filling in the crust and top with mashed potatoes .

   mashed potatoes: 2 cups
2. 2

   Cover and cook at 400 degrees for ⏱️ 30 minutes .
3. 3

   Uncover and continue cooking at 375 for ⏱️ 30 minutes .
4. 4

   Remove from oven. Cover and let sit for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes before serving.