Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie. In this Italian take on traditional shepherd's pie, sausage takes the place of ground beef (or lamb), and spinach replaces the green veggies. Progresso™ beef-flavored broth provides a simple addition to this classic and hearty casserole - Shepherd's pie baked using beef, sausage and mixed vegetables. Perfect for your family dinner menu!
Sausage Shepherds Pie by Tasty Demais. Shepherd's pie in Tallinn, Estonia..with the kind of refrigeration we had in our homes, cooked meat could be kept much more safely than raw. Therefore, when housewives bought their Sunday meat they selected pieces large enough to make into leftover dishes for several days. You can have Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie
- Prepare 4 of mild sausage links, casing removed.
- It's 2 of celery, diced.
- Prepare 4 cloves of garlic, minced.
- You need 2 of carrots, diced.
- You need 1/2 of granny Smith apple, skinned and diced.
- You need 1 of large onion, diced.
- You need 1.5 cups of diced butternut squash.
- It's 1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce.
- Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper,.
- It's to taste of Dried basil,.
- You need to taste of Dried thyme,.
- You need 3-4 cups of mashed potatoes (prepared in advance or packaged).
- Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
Shepherd's Pie is really not much more than a baked meat and vegetable casserole topped with potatoes, often using leftovers. It's a little like a beef pot pie made with ground beef instead of roast meat. To the best of my knowledge, Shepherd's Pie in the U. S. is actually what would be considered.
Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie instructions
- In a large pan, brown sausage meat.once browned add onions and garlic..
- Once onion is translucent, add all the veggies (including apple)and seasonings and stir and cook for 6-8 min..
- Transfer everything to baking dish or oven safe dish, top with mashed potatoes and shredded cheese..
- Bake in 350°F oven for 35 min and until top is bubbly and browned around the edges..
- **note: I topped mine with rustic mashed roasted sweet potato instead since hubby isn't CRAZY about sweet potato. Mine was DELISH and he said the regular mashed was delish (and my 2 year old loved it as well) the apples were a delish sweet bite..
This easy recipe combines sausage, mashed potatoes, veggies and gravy to make a delicious dinner. The kids really liked this recipe but I made some changes to it. I made mashed potatoes instead of using boxed and we used jimmy dean sausage instead of the Owens. Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton. Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef.
