{Recipe} Lentil Shepherd's Pie-Vegan & Oil Free

 I can't believe I don't have a shepherd's pie recipe on the blog--I make it a lot so it was time to pin down my process.

Ingredients:

For the mashed potatoes:

3 large potatoes (approximately 3 pounds), peeled and chopped

1/2-1 cup of non dairy milk (I used soy)

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

2 TBS nutritional yeast

For the filling:

1/2 onion, diced

2 tsp minced garlic

1 1/2 cups dried lentils (green or brown)

4 cups vegetable broth

2 cups mixed vegetables (frozen is fine or a mix of fresh & frozen)

1/2 bag frozen chopped kale

1 can tomato paste

1 TBS vegan Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp dried poultry seasoning

1 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp dried basil

1 dried bay leaf

salt & pepper

paprika for topping

To make:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF
• Add the chopped potatoes to a pot and cover with water. Bring to a low boil and cook until fork tender

• Sauté the onions in some water, adding more as needed. Add the minced garlic and cook for a few minutes
• Add lentils and broth and bring to a boil then turn down to simmer until lentils are cooked

• Get your veggies ready. I used a mix of frozen corn and peas, fresh carrots and riced cauliflower

• Add tomato paste and spices to the lentil mixture while it's cooking. 
• Add vegetables to the lentil mixture once the lentils are done cooking (25-35 minutes)

• Add some kale or spinach (optional), stir and heat through, keeping on warm

• Drain the potatoes, reserving some (1/2- 1 cup) of the cooking water.  
• Mash the potatoes with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, nutritional yeast and non-dairy milk.  Add some of the reserved cooking water if needed.  Taste for seasonings and adjust if necessary

• Pour the lentil mixture into a 2 quart baking dish  (remove the bay leaf)--mine wasn't quite big enough so I had to make a small pie too!

• Spread the mashed potatoes over the lentil mixture
• I like to decorate the top with a fork and to add paprika

The bonus pie.

• Bake at 400ºF for 20-30 minutes until the top is golden brown

Enjoy!

Serves 4-6.  It's even better the next day!

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