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Easy Lentil Shepherd's Pie (vegetarian)

Name: Easy Lentil Shepherd's Pie (vegetarian)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1 cup brown lentils (or green lentils); 3-4 cups vegetable broth (or beef broth if not making vegetarian); 2 teaspoons olive oil; ½ cup onion (chopped); 1 cup chopped mushrooms (about 4 oz); 1 carrot (chopped); 1 rib celery (chopped); ½ cup frozen peas (defrosted); ½ tablespoon brown rice flour; 3 tablespoons red wine; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce ((use vegetarian Worcestershire sauce if desired)); 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 tablespoons parsley (chopped); salt & pepper to taste; 2 ½ cups prepared mashed potatoes

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

Lentil shepherd's pie has tender lentils in a rich brothy gravy, topped with creamy mashed potatoes and baked until bubbly.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:01:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories274.9 kcal (14%)

Total Fat7 g (10%)

Carbs41.3 g (16%)

Sugars6.2 g (7%)

Protein12 g (24%)

Sodium826.2 mg (41%)

Fiber6.9 g (25%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 cupbrown lentils

or green lentils

3 cupsvegetable broth

or beef broth if not making vegetarian

2 teaspoonsolive oil

½ cuponion

1 cupmushrooms

1 ribcelery

½ tablespoonbrown rice flour

3 tablespoonsred wine

2 teaspoonsWorcestershire sauce

use vegetarian Worcestershire sauce if desired

3 tablespoonstomato paste

2 tablespoonsparsley

2 ½ cupsmashed potatoes

prepared

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Combine lentils and 3 cups broth in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover. Cook 20-25 minutes or until lentils are tender.

Step 3

Meanwhile, cook onion, mushrooms, carrot, and celery in olive oil over medium heat until onion and carrot are softened. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute more.

Step 4

Add lentils (and their broth), red wine, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste. Stir in peas and simmer uncovered 10 minutes adding more broth as needed to create a sauce. Stir in parsley and season with salt & pepper to taste.

Step 5

Spoon lentil mixture into a deep-dish pie plate. Top with mashed potatoes and bake 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are browned.

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