B.I.T Rustic Italian Sausage Shepherd's Pie

B.I.T Rustic Italian Sausage Shepherd's Pie

Serves: 4-6 persons

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Filling:

• 1 lb BIT Rustic Italian Sausage meat hot, mild or combination
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium size yellow onion
• 10-16 ounce package of mixed frozen vegetables
• 2 Tbsp of flour
• 1 cup of chicken broth (for filling)
• 1 stalk of celery
• 1 tsp rosemary leaves (optional)

Mashed Potatoes:

• 1 1/2 lbs potatoes, Yukon gold or mashing potatoes
• 3/4 cups chicken broth(for potatoes)
• 2 Tbsp sour cream
• 1/2 stick of room temperature salted butter
• salt and pepper
• sprinkle of paprika

Preparation:

Peel and slice onion into thin pieces and chop celery and set aside. Measure out the flour and chicken broth for the sausage meat filling and set aside. 

To prepare the mashed potatoes: Peel and chop potatoes into chunks suitable for mashing. Cook potato pieces in boiling water until soft. Drain potatoes using a colander. Measure out the sour cream, chicken broth, and butter and set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, add the drained potatoes and chicken broth and mash until lumps are gone. Add sour cream and butter and mix being careful not to overwork the mixture. Salt and pepper the mashed potatoes to taste and set aside. 

Directions:

In a large saute pan add in oil and brown sausage meat over medium high heat. Break up the sausage meat with fork as it cooks. When meat starts to stick to bottom of pan add sliced onion and combine.  Cook until sausage meat and onion are mixed together with all their juices, about 5-6 minutes. Add chopped celery and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes. Add the flour to the mixture and stir to combine. Add frozen vegetables, chicken broth and rosemary (optional). Simmer on low heat 8-10 minutes. Spread the sausage meat mixture on the bottom of the casserole dish. Top with mashed potatoes and sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20-25 minutes in oven. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Original B.I.T Recipe: B.I.T Rustic Italian Sausage Shepherd's Pie
Courtesy of Chef Bertha Teresa Thomas
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