{"id":41362,"date":"2019-03-14T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=41362"},"modified":"2019-03-12T15:58:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:58:40","slug":"irish-shepherd-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=41362","title":{"rendered":"Irish Shepherd Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you having trouble coming up with a special meal for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day?\u00a0 Do you want to fix something instead of the traditional corned beef and cabbage?\u00a0 If so, we have a delicious solution to your delimma.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t make too many casseroles, but for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, I will.\u00a0 I learned through my 23 and Me results that I have a bit of Irish blood in me, and I want to give a nod to my heritage.\u00a0 So, I found a recipe for Irish Shepherd Pie on allrecipes.com, and then put my own spin on it.\u00a0 The recipe called for ground lamb, but since I don&#8217;t like lamb, I used ground turkey instead.\u00a0 The recipe also had a complicated recipe for mashed potatoes, but I just made mashed potatoes like I always do and added shredded cheese to the top.\u00a0 If you are looking for a good recipe for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, this Irish Shepherd Pie is very good.\u00a0 Pair it with our recipe for <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2013\/02\/28\/irish-soda-bread\/\">Irish soda bread.\u00a0 <\/a>If you are also looking for a festive appetizer, our <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2018\/03\/15\/spinach-hummus-recipe\/\">spinach hummus<\/a> will check that box.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Irish Shepherd Pie<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41368\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Irish-Shepherd-Pie-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Irish Shepherd Pie - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Irish-Shepherd-Pie-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Irish-Shepherd-Pie-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Irish-Shepherd-Pie-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-109\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-109', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-109\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Irish Shepherd\u2019s Pie<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tablespoon olive oil\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tablespoon butter\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 onion, chopped\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 pound ground turkey\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    1\/3 cup all-purpose flour\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    salt and ground black pepper to taste\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-6\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-7\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    1 teaspoon paprika\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-8\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    1\/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-9\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    1 tablespoon ketchup\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-10\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    3 cloves garlic, minced\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-11\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    2 1\/2 cups water, or as needed\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-12\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">    1 (12 ounce) package frozen peas and carrots, thawed (I used peas and corn)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-13\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">   Your favorite mashed potatoes\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-14\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">   1\/4 pound shredded cheese (I used sharp cheddar)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-15\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-16\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\"><\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\"> Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Place olive oil and butter in Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion and ground turkey; brown the meat, breaking it up into small crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-2\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Stir in flour until incorporated, then mix in salt, black pepper, rosemary, paprika, cinnamon, ketchup, and garlic; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-3\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Stir in water and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium-low and bring mixture to a simmer; cook and stir until thick, about 5-6 minutes.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-4\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Remove turkey mixture from heat and stir in peas and carrots until combined.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-5\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Spread turkey mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside. \r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-6\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Spread mashed potatoes over the top.  Spread shredded cheese evenly over the potatoes.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-7\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Bake 25 to 30 minutes.<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"y-linkback\">Schema\/Recipe SEO Data Markup by <a title=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" alt=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" href=\"http:\/\/plugin.yummly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yummly Rich Recipes<\/a><\/div><div class=\"yummly-recipe-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">0.1<\/div><a id=\"y-printed-permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=41362\"title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=41362<\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">wk_bootstrap();<\/script><img id=\"yrecipe-beacon\" src=\"http:\/\/yummly-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/pixels\/wordpress-plugin.png?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe2seasons.com%2F%3Fp%3D41362\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\">\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41367\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_3987-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Irish shepherd pie - the 2 Seasons\" width=\"880\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_3987-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_3987-430x323.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_3987-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_3987-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This dish is really tasty, friends.\u00a0 The leftovers are spot on, too.\u00a0 In fact, it seemed to have a little more flavor the next day.\u00a0 If you are on the lookout for a recipe for St. Patty&#8217;s Day, then this Irish shepherd pie will do the trick.\u00a0 If you make it, be sure to post it on social media, and tag us.\u00a0 And by the way, I used peas and corn because I didn&#8217;t have a single bag of peas and carrots in the freezer.<\/p>\n<p>I am meeting Jordan and Little Miss today at my parents&#8217; house.\u00a0 They will so enjoy spending a weekend with their daughter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter, and we will enjoy being with them.\u00a0 Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you having trouble coming up with a special meal for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day?\u00a0 Do you want to fix something instead of the traditional corned beef and cabbage?\u00a0 If so, we have a delicious solution to your delimma.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t make too many casseroles, but for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, I will.\u00a0 I learned through my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":41367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[18,29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41362"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41362"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41391,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41362\/revisions\/41391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}