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Gluten Free Shepherds Pie

These gluten-free mini shepherds pies skip the pastry. The base is naan bread pressed into a mini bread loaf pan. Filled with savoury beef and mashed sweet potato and cheese on top for the ultimate comfort food.
Course Main Course, Snack, sourdough
Cuisine gluten free
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 1 mini bread pan - 8 holes otherwise use a muffin pan or ramekins

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g ground beef
  • 1 large sweet potato
  • 1/2 small diced onion
  • 1 large sweet potato
  • 1 gluten free beef bouillon cube
  • 2/3 cup water or use beef broth and no bouillon cube
  • 2 tbsp frozen peas
  • 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp cold water
  • 1/3 cup cheddar for the topping
  • 1 tbsp butter or oil for frying
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Boil, drain, and mash the sweet potato. Set it aside to cool.
  • Remove the naan dough from the fridge and let it come to room temperature, or use freshly made dough.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  • On parchment paper, roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thick and cut it to fit into the bottom of your greased pan.
  • Poke holes in the dough with a fork and bake for 8-10 minutes.
  • Chop the onion and soften it in a pan with a little butter or oil on medium heat.
  • Add the beef to the pan and cook until lightly browned.
  • Crumble the beef bouillon cube into the pan and add the water, thyme and peas, and cook for 8-10 minutes
  • Make a paste with the cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of cold water. Add it to the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continually, until thickened. Set aside to cool
  • Grease the pan and place the dough in the bottom of each cavity.
  • Fill the cavities with about 2 tablespoons of the beef mixture and evenly divide and spread the mashed sweet potato over the top.
  • Rough up the sweet potato surface with a fork and sprinkle grated cheese on top.
  • Bake at 400°F for about 20 minutes until golden on top.
  • Serve while warm, or refrigerate and reheat before serving.
Keyword gluten free comfort food, gluten free shepherds pie, mini shepheerds pie, shepherds pie without pastry