Easiest Way to Make Delicious Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie

Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie. I tossed together some of my favourite fall veggies and hoped for the best. Add the chopped sausage, tomatoes, and salt. Cook until the tomatoes are soft and become a sauce.

In this Italian take on traditional shepherd's pie, sausage takes the place of ground beef (or lamb), and spinach replaces the green veggies. Spread over sausage meat and press lightly. In skillet, crumble and cook sausage over medium heat until browned. You can have Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie

1. Prepare 4 of mild sausage links, casing removed.
2. You need 2 of celery, diced.
3. You need 4 cloves of garlic, minced.
4. You need 2 of carrots, diced.
5. It's 1/2 of granny Smith apple, skinned and diced.
6. It's 1 of large onion, diced.
7. Prepare 1.5 cups of diced butternut squash.
8. It's 1 tsp of Worcestershire sauce.
9. It's to taste of Salt and pepper,.
10. You need to taste of Dried basil,.
11. Prepare to taste of Dried thyme,.
12. You need 3-4 cups of mashed potatoes (prepared in advance or packaged).
13. Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.

In bowl, combine sausage, gravy, vegetables and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon mashed potatoes into even layer on top. Add the garlic for the last minute or so. Traditional shepherd's pie is made with ground lamb or beef.

Harvest Sausage Shepherd's Pie instructions

1. In a large pan, brown sausage meat.once browned add onions and garlic..
2. Once onion is translucent, add all the veggies (including apple)and seasonings and stir and cook for 6-8 min..
3. Transfer everything to baking dish or oven safe dish, top with mashed potatoes and shredded cheese..
4. Bake in 350°F oven for 35 min and until top is bubbly and browned around the edges..
5. **note: I topped mine with rustic mashed roasted sweet potato instead since hubby isn't CRAZY about sweet potato. Mine was DELISH and he said the regular mashed was delish (and my 2 year old loved it as well) the apples were a delish sweet bite..

This vegetarian version uses fall vegetables. Mashed sweet potatoes make a colorful topping. Underneath all that flavor is a gold mine. Print Add to Collection Go to Collections. Smoked sausage, peppers, onions, and green peppers are covered with a creamy, cheesy sauce, and topped with mashed potatoes.