My Simply Potatoes video has arrived!!
And I couldn’t be more excited.
This is a video I’m proud of, not only for its overall quality, but also the product I represent as well as all the wonderful people I’ve gotten to work with as a result.
Simply Potatoes rock, and if you haven’t tried them yet you’re missing out. A question I’m often asked is “Do they taste like instant potatoes?” and the answer is “NO”. Not even a little bit. They taste homemade because they use real ingredients: real potatoes, real butter, real half ‘n half.
My favorite way to eat these? And the exact way I’m going to serve them at my own holiday table this year?
Two – four packages of the garlic or traditional mashed (they also have a family-size that I’ve seen at Giant). Spread in baking dish, drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle liberally with freshly-grated parmesan cheese. Bake 15-25 minutes (depending on how many packages you’ve used and how thick your potatoes are), then broil for approx 5 minutes until the cheese is crispy and golden brown.
I’m telling you, you’ll thank me. You’re going to love me so much that you’re going to want to send me flowers. And possibly candy. But a thank-you in the comments below will suffice ;-)
And now, here’s my video for Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie! It doesn’t show it in the video, but I do sprinkle parmesan on the top of the pie as I described above (scroll down for the printable recipe). Perfect for your leftover Thanksgiving turkey!
Simply Potatoes Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
- 2 T extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup carrots, diced (about 2 large carrots)
- 1 cup onions, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 T tomato paste
- 2 T all-purpose flour
- 1 14.5 oz can reduced-sodium chicken stock
- 1 t fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 t fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 cup fresh corn kernels (from 2 ears of corn) – can use frozen corn if desired
- ½ cup fresh or frozen peas
- 3 cups cooked, shredded or diced turkey
- A dash of Worcestershire sauce
- Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 packages Simply Potatoes Traditional Mashed Potatoes
- 2 T butter, melted
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
Heat oil in large pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and carrots; cook until soft and caramelized (about 10 minutes). Add garlic, cook one minute.
Sprinkle flour over vegetable mixture and cook for at least one minute. Stir in tomato paste, chicken stock and herbs and cook until sauce thickens (about 5 minutes). Add corn, peas and turkey to pan; stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Pour ingredients into an 11×7 baking dish. Top with Simply Potatoes, taking care to “seal” the edges against the dish to prevent bubbling over.
Brush potatoes with melted butter. With a fork, draw a pretty design through potatoes (use a light hand). Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the top.
Bake for 30 minutes until filling is bubbly and potato topping is starting to brown. If additional browning is desired, place dish under hot broiler for 5 minutes or until topping is a gorgeous golden brown. Serve and enjoy!
1) I know that videos are harder than they look…the camera just loves you! 2) Simply Potatoes is now on my shopping list 3) I want to spend Thanksgiving at your house :D
1) You should have seen how many takes we did ;-) 2) They're AMAZING – you're going to love them! 3) What time are you arriving? :D
Well, since you're not accepting candy, flowers or diamonds… thanks :) I tried Simply Potatoes and they were delicious!
I’m so happy you tried them! And you’re welcome ;-)
Turkey Shepards pie – I had never heard that before, but it sound perfect! I'm hosting a dinner party this weekend, and I just hope I have enough leftovers to try this out.
I know you'll love it! Thanks for the comment.
I try to steer clear of convenience foods, mainly because of the scary supernatural ingredients list that they tend to have. But, I will be trying out Simply Potatoes, they seem pretty simple!
I hear you! My cart is always filled with fresh produce and I steer clear of most packaged products. But if a product is packaged and still uses “real” ingredients then I’m all for it.
Great video! you're quite photogenic.
Thank you so much!
Not only does your recipe look delicious, it also looks so much easier with Simply Potatoes taking out most of the prep time. I hate box mashed potatoes, just as much as I hate mashing them myself.
ugh…I can’t stand instant potatoes either!
This looks like the best Shepard's pie recipe ever! I can't wait to make this.
Thanks, I hope you like it!
I've been looking everywhere for Simply Potatoes. What stores sell them, or where can I find them?
Here's the link to the "Where to Buy" section of their website:  http://www.simplypotatoes.com/where%2Dto%2Dbuy/” rel=”nofollow”>;http://www.simplypotatoes.com/where%2Dto%2Dbuy/
I'm going to get a bigger turkey this year, so that I have more leftovers for shepards pie.
That's awesome. You won't regret it :-)
I make soup every year out of my Turkey carcass, but this looks tastier.
Thank you :-)
This looks so good in the video.
Thanks so much! It was even better in person :-)
Your shepard's pie looks so much prettier than mine does, I'm jealous… and hungry.
Just try the trick with the fork and you’ll be all set :-)
No one in my family loves to eat onion but other than that this recipe looks perfect! I can't wait to make it with my leftover turkey. YAY!!
The best part about this recipe is that we can actually take
out the vegetables that we don’t like and substitute with the one we love. I
also used the leftover from Thanksgiving and it turned out tasting real good.
Oh thank you thank you thank you! I actually followed your recipe for simply potatoes a few weeks ago and I think I did comment on how amazed I was at myself for getting it right! I came back to see if there were any new posts and surprise! A video! Brilliant – time to get my hands dirty! :-)
Great Vid! I watched it while preparing the actual recipe. Please make more of these videos so we can follow the steps accurately :)