Mushroom & lentil cottage pie

Name: Mushroom & lentil cottage pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: ▢ 2 tsp Olive oil; ▢ 1 Onion, Finely chopped; ▢ 3 Cloves garlic, Peeled and crushed; 3 Carrots, Finely chopped; ▢ 3 Celery sticks, Finely chopped; ▢ 250 g Chestnut mushrooms, Finely chopped; ▢ 2 tbsp Flour; ▢ 1 tsp Dried thyme; ▢ 1 tsp Dried rosemary; ▢ 1/2 tsp Freshly ground black pepper; ▢ 800 g Green lentils , 2 x 400g tins, drained and rinsed; ▢ 4 tbsp Tomato purée; ▢ 750 ml Vegetable stock; ▢ 2 tbsp Marmite; ▢ 2 tbsp Henderson's Relish or Worcestershire sauce; 1 kg White potatoes; 2 tbsp Butter; freshly ground black pepper; Sea salt

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 5min

From Taming Twins https://www.tamingtwins.com/vegetarian-cottage-pie/

Updated at: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:55:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

106

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories2169.6 kcal (108%)

Total Fat22.8 g (33%)

Carbs277.3 g (107%)

Sugars26 g (29%)

Protein119 g (238%)

Sodium858.4 mg (43%)

Fiber126.2 g (451%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 tspOlive oil

3 Clovesgarlic

250gChestnut mushrooms

Finely chopped

2 TbspFlour

1 tspDried thyme

1 tspDried rosemary

½ tspblack pepper

Freshly ground

2 x 800ggreen lentils

drained and rinsed

4 TbspTomato purée

750mlVegetable stock

2 TbspMarmite

2 Tbsphenderson's relish

or worcestershire sauce

Topping

1kgWhite potatoes

2 Tbspbutter

freshly ground black pepper

sea salt

Instructions

Step 1

Heat the oil in a saute pan, oven a medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, carrots and celery and fry for 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add the mushrooms in for another 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add the flour, thyme, rosemary, pepper and fry for 3-5 minutes until everything is well coated.

Step 4

Add in the lentils, tomato purée, stock, Marmite and Henderson's Relish. Cook for 30 minutes until the sauce is rich and thick.

Step 5

Meanwhile, boil up the potatoes until soft enough to mash. Mash with butter and salt and pepper.

Step 6

Top the base with the mash potato, then smooth over with the back of a fork to create grooves. Bake at 200C for 20-25 minutes until golden and crispy.