Healthy Butternut Squash Shephard’s Pie | Primally Inspired

By Bailey1_

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 6 servings
• 1 1/2 lbs grass-fed ground beef
• 1-2 tablespoons butter, coconut oil or other fat of choice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 turnip, chopped
• 6 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons all natural ketchup (I use THIS)
• 3 tablespoons all natural worcestershire sauce (I use THIS)
• 2 cups chicken stock or broth
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
• heaping 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• salt and pepper
• 1 butternut squash or 3 large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 tsp additional minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons butter or coconut oil
• 1/4 teaspoon additional smoked paprika
• sea salt and pepper

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from primallyinspired.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400.

Place your butternut squash chunks into a pot of water and bring to a boil. Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until soft. Drain and place back into the pot. Add butter, garlic, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper. Blend or mix until combined and creamy. Set aside.

Brown meat in a skillet over medium high heat. Try not to completely crumble the ground beef – you want to leave mostly larger, about 1 inch, chunks in there.Once browned, remove the beef from skillet, but leave in the beef fat. Add 1-2 tablespoons butter or fat of choice, if necessary and lower heat to medium. Saute onion for about a minute. Add in celery, carrots, turnip and garlic for 10 minutes. Add in mushrooms and cook for 3-4 more minutes. Add in salt and pepper, smoked paprika, ketchup, worcestershire and browned beef and stir.

Mix the arrowroot powder and chicken stock together until combined. Pour the chicken stock mixture into the skillet with the beef and vegetables. Cook for 10 more minutes.

Pour the meat mixture into a baking pan or a 13×9 pan. Spread the butternut squash mash all over the meat mixture until the meat is fully covered. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!