Roasted Green Chile Pastel de Papa (Shepherd's Pie)

Name: Roasted Green Chile Pastel de Papa (Shepherd's Pie)
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 3-4 medium russet potatoes; 2 tablespoon clarified butter or ghee; 1 cup almond milk (see notes); 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 lb ground beef; ¼ diced white onion; 2 diced garlic cloves; 2 diced carrots; 1 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste); ½ teaspoon black pepper (plus more to taste); ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; 3-4 roasted and peeled green chiles (Anaheim, Pueblo or Hatch); 1 diced jalapeño (optional, see notes)

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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican

Roasted Green Chile Pastel de Papa (Shepherd's Pie)

Iris Warren

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Roasted Green Chile Pastel de Papa is a Whole30, hearty meal with creamy, buttery mashed potatoes layered on top of a delicious ground beef and green chile mixture.

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Ingredients

Mashed Potato Topping

3-4 medium russet potatoes
2 tablespoon clarified butter or ghee
1 cup almond milk (see notes)
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Ground Beef Filling

1 lb ground beef
¼ diced white onion
2 diced garlic cloves
2 diced carrots
1 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
½ teaspoon black pepper (plus more to taste)
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
3-4 roasted and peeled green chiles (Anaheim, Pueblo or Hatch)
1 diced jalapeño (optional, see notes)

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Instructions

Mashed Potato Topping

Wash, peel, and quarter 3-4 medium russet potatoes. Place in a large pot of cold water and bring to a boil.
Simmer the potatoes until they are fork-tender, about 20-25 minutes. Drain the water and place the potatoes in a large mixing bowl.
Add the ghee, ½ cup of almond milk, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of black pepper to the potatoes. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher (or use an immersion blender or hand mixer for extra-creamy mashed potatoes). Continue to add as much of the other half cup of almond milk until you have a smooth and creamy consistency.

Ground Beef Filling

Preheat your oven to 375°F.
Return the same pot used to boil the potatoes to the stove and place on medium heat.
Add in one pound of ground beef. Brown the meat and break it up as it cooks using a wooden spoon.
When the meat is still slightly pink, add the diced onion, garlic, and carrots. Season with a ½ teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper (or season to your liking), and the cumin. Continue to cook for another 8 minutes.
Dice the peeled roasted green chiles. (See notes.)
Cook for another 4-5 minutes until meat is cooked through and carrots are slightly tender. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
Add the meat mixture to a medium baking dish (about 2.5 quarts) and spread evenly throughout the bottom. Spoon the mashed potatoes all over the top and carefully spread until all the meat mixture is covered.
Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes. You can turn the broil on during the last 3-4 minutes to let the top brown slightly.
Cut into slices and serve.

Notes

For an even spicier version, don't remove the seeds and veins plus add a diced jalapeño.
You may also use regular butter and milk if you are not following Whole30.
For a less spicy dish, remove the seeds and veins from the chiles when dicing them.
For an even spicier version, don't remove the seeds and veins plus add a diced jalapeño.