Blackened Beef Pot Pie

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs steak
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 -4 tablespoons cajun blackened spice mix (cajun blackening spices)
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1 cup carrot
• 1/2 cup turnip
• 1/2 cup cranberries
• 2 yams
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 dice steak and put in crockpot. you can sear it first for texture if you like.
• 2 caramelize onion and garlic in butter. add to crock pot.
• 3 cover with beef broth and let cook on high for 2 hours. add spice mix and carrots, turnips (or any other roots you prefer) and cranberries and turn down to low for 2 more hours.
• 4 meanwhile dice and cook the yams. once soft enough to mash, drain and mash. let cool and then add the grated cheese, mixing well.
• 5 scoop out about a cup of the broth and add the pumpkin to it. puree in blender or mix with hand mixer. add it back in to the meat and mix well.
• 6 dish meat mix into pie pans and top with yams. bake at 350 until yams start to brown, about 40 minutes.
• 7 if you are freezing this, don't bake it. just cover it and freeze it.