Southern Style Shepherd's Pie | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 lb (790 g) sweet potatoes (3 medium)
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) water
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 garlic clove chopped
• 1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Milk
• 1 beef broth cube or 1 tsp (5 mL) instant beef broth
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) chili powder
• 1 cup (250 mL) red or green (or both) bell pepper chopped
• 1 cup (250 mL) frozen whole kernel corn
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
• 1 egg beaten
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) minced green onion