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Mexican Cottage Pie
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Mexican Cottage Pie

This Mexican Cottage Pie is made with a creamy sweet potato top and flavorful chorizo + ground beefand pepper filling. It’s an easy meal to whip up and makes great leftovers for the week!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 50 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Amber Goulden

Ingredients

For the Sweet Potato Topping:

  • 3 pounds sweet potatoes about 3-5 medium sweet potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons butter or ghee
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt

For the Filling:

  • 2 red bell peppers deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 large poblano pepper finely chopped
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound chorizo
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano may substitute regular oregano if needed
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 6 ounces tomato paste
  • fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F.
  • Place sweet potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until easily pierced with a fork.
  • Reduce oven heat to 350 F and let the potatoes cool, then peel away the skin and mash with butter and sea salt. Mix until smooth.
  • Brown the onion, peppers, and garlic in olive oil in a large pot over medium heat until wilted and slightly browned, then move to a bowl.
  • In the same pot over medium heat, add the chorizo and ground beef break up as it cooks. Keep cooking until the meat is browned, about 7-10 minutes.
  • Add the veggies back to the meat mixture along with seasoning and tomato paste. Mix until fully combined.
  • Add the meat mixture to a 9x13, or similar sized pan, and spread the sweet potato mixture on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, let cool, garnish with cilantro, and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 923kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 170mg | Sodium: 1512mg | Potassium: 1676mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 35174IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 8mg