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