Ingredients
- 5 small or 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks TOPPING
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon TOPPING
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg TOPPING
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder TOPPING
- 2 tbsp organic ghee or butter TOPPING
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk of your choice TOPPING
- 0.5 kg grass fed ground beef or ground organic chicken BOTTOM
- 2 small onions, finely chopped BOTTOM
- 2 cups carrots, finely chopped BOTTOM
- 2 cups frozen peas, thawed BOTTOM
- 1 sweet yellow pepper, finely chopped BOTTOM
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped BOTTOM
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped BOTTOM
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped BOTTOM
- 1 can (156mL/5.5fl oz) tomato paste BOTTOM
- 3/4 cup chicken or veggie stock BOTTOM
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Fill a large pot with water. Place sweet potato into water and bring to a boil. Cook for 12 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
- Transfer potatoes to a food processor if you want the top nice and smooth or use an immersion blender and keep potatoes in pot. Or get your potato masher ready!
- To the potatoes, add cinnamon, nutmeg, garlic powder, ghee or butter and non-dairy milk of your choice. Get blending or mashing! Set aside once done.
- Now it's time to make the bottom pie part. In a large pan, on medium heat cook ground beef or chicken until no pink parts remain. Once done, set aside on a plate.
- In the same pan with heat on medium, cook onions. After a few minutes, add carrots and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Next add the yellow pepper and cook for 2 more minutes and then the thawed peas, garlic, fresh herbs and finally ground beef. Mix until combined.
- Next add the tomato paste and veggie stock and mix in to ground beef mixture.
- Remove from heat and spoon evenly into an 8" x 10" baking dish.
- Spoon sweet potato mixture on top and smooth out with a spatula.
- Place in oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and enjoy warm!
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