Awesome Shepherd's Pie Potato Boats

Awesome Shepherd's Pie Potato Boats are amazing! Your own individually stuffed potato with ground beef, pork or turkey and corn, carrots or peas and more!

Prep Time25

Cook Time, divided1 40

Total Time2 5

Servings:

Calories: 531kcal

Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

4-6 medium-large russet potatoes, unpeeled
2 or 4-6 tblsp egg whites or olive oil
1 tblsp thyme
1 tblsp rosemary
4 tblsp kosher salt -
2 garlic, minced
4 tblsp butter, melted (more or less to taste)
⅓ or ¼ cup cream or milk
salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
1 cup shredded cheese

Shepherd's Pie Filling

1 pound ground chicken, ground turkey, ground beef, ground pork, or, ground sausage
medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tblsp flour
1 cup beef broth
2 tblsp garlic, minced
1 tblsp thyme
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups mushrooms optional
1 cup corn frozen or canned - (optional)
6 carrots peeled and diced - (optional)
1 cup peas - frozen or canned - (optional)

Instructions

Making the Potato

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Wash potatoes and pat dry. Pierce potatoes with a fork.
If desired whisk an egg white until frothy or use olive oil and brush the potatoes.
Then roll the potato in a combination of kosher salt, ground black pepper, rosemary and thyme. I usually sprinkle spices on a cutting board and roll the potato around on it.
Bake potatoes for about 60 minutes, until tender.
Remove from oven and let sit until cool enough to handle.
Adjust oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Use a small knife and cut around the top of the potato. You are trying to make a bowl of sorts.
Remove the top of the potato.
Use a small spoon to scrape out the inside of each potato into a mixing bowl, leaving a thin edge for support.
Place potato pulp in a mixing bowl.
Mash to desired consistency. Use a handheld mixer if possible.
Add in butter, cream, garlic, parmesan, salt and pepper. Set bowl aside.

Making the Shepherd's Pie Filling

In a large skillet, cook your ground meat until it just starts to crumble; there will still be some pink.
Add in your chopped onion and if using raw carrots or raw mushrooms put them in now.
Cook for about 10 minutes.
By now your meat will be completely brown and crumbled and vegetables should be tender. Sprinkle flour on top of meat mixture.
Add in your minced garlic and cook until fragrant, just a minute.
Stir in Worcestershire sauce, beef broth, and canned or frozen corn or peas.
Let simmer for a few minutes.
Season with thyme, salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer on low. Stirring occasionally.

Building your Potato

Arrange hollowed potatoes in a large baking dish.
Fill potatoes up to ⅔ full with meat mixture.
Place mashed potatoes into a resealable bag and push to the bottom corner.
Cut one corner.
Squeeze out mashed potato onto the top part of the potato on top of the meat mixture.
If no bag available simply spoon potato mixture on top of meat mixture.
Sprinkle with cheese. Approximately ¼ cup per potato.
Heat in oven for about 15 minutes.
Then turn oven up to broil until cheese is nicely browned.
Serve immediately and ENJOY!!!!

Notes

When thinking of what to serve with your potato boats, the answer is quite simple really. Just check out the list of sides that I've created for you to choose from. With many options on it, there'll be something that you can decide on that will make you kitchen queen or king in your home!

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