9 Reviews of Turkey Sweet Potato Pie ( Shepherd's Pie)

From: Tootiejoy

On Mar 9, 2006

I made this last night for my in-laws, DH, and son. Everyone enjoyed it. Thank you for the yummy recipe. I did make several changes/additions. To the ground turkey, I added diced carrots and celery in addition to peas, onions, and garlic. I also added some chicken bouillion and worchestire sauce to add to the flavor. In the sweet potato mixture I substituted maple syrup for the honey, but I'm sure it would taste just as good with honey. It turned out very good. Thanks again!

From: Kree

On Jul 2, 2004

This is very tasty! Definite comfort food. I did find the ingredient list to be a little confusing because so many of the ingredients are out of order, and it took a lot longer than 20 minutes to brown up. It also tasted like it could use a little something else to give it more flavor. Overall, though, this was very yummy and I would certainly make it again!

From: Kana

On Mar 23, 2006

Oh my, this is incredible! My family gobbled it up and begged for more!

From: Lise F

On Jan 5, 2005

This turned out very tasty, even with the omission of curry (it turned out I didn't have any, after all!) It succeeded because it didn't try to be Shepherd's Pie, but really stood alone as its own dish rather than a substitution. However, I think either more flour needs to be added, or the flour needs to be added after the frozen peas, because this turned out more watery than I expected. It was also a little bit more cinnamon-y than I liked, but I believe that may be because I followed the recipe incorrectly... and that leads me to my one complaint: the way the recipe is written. So confusing! For example, in the ingredients, it indicates that 1/4 teaspon of cinnamon should be used, but then step one contradict that and says 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. I used 1 teaspoon, and I think it was too much--it throws off the flavor balance a bunch. As a previous comment mentioned, the fact that the ingredients are listed in order of when they are used can be potentially confusing, too. Still, I am willing to forgive a lot, as this was a VERY satisfying dish.

From: Archangel

On Sep 5, 2007

best ever. thank you.

From: Chef #1098228

On May 7, 2009

This was really, really good. I made some alterations though. Instead of traditional sweet potato I used boniato (a white sweet potato). I think it has a better texture for this sort of thing. I had to use a little extra buttermilk than the recipe calls for. If you try it, just eyeball it until it's the consistency you want. I also played up the seasonings for the meat filling more. I used oregano, garlic powder, pepper (white & black), etc.... It came out really good and my family loved it. Definitely will make again.

From: Kate J

On Nov 20, 2009

I thought this was good but missing something. It was better to me once I added some more salt and pepper, but my husband wasn't thrilled about it. I did leave out the peas as I noticed at the last minute I was out. I added carrots. Next time I might try changing the seasonings to chili powder and cumin instead of curry and add some extra garlic. I think the mashed sweet potatoes on top were the best part of this pie.

From: BakeGirl23

On Dec 6, 2008

Tried this recipe again. And instead of using sweet potatoes I used yams. And instead of using ground turkey I used ground beef. It tastes pretty similar to the other way, but I think it's slightly better. Only because I LOVE yams more than sweet potatoes.

From: Picholine

On Mar 25, 2008

I liked this, as did my family, but it wasn't as good as I had hoped. I don't know if it would have helped if I had used buttermilk (subbed milk with lemon juice). It didn't hold together very well so we ended up mixing it all up, which reminded me of a curry casserole instead of seeming like an exotic shepherd's pie.