Delicious Lentil Shepherd’s Pie perfect for this time of the year!
It’s incredibly easy to make and trust me this will be a massive hit with family and friends.
What you’re going to love is that it’s:
- Hearty
- Warming
- Healthy
- Under £10
- Flavourful
- Versatile
- & Delicious!
This Lentil Shepherd’s pie really gives you that comforting feel you want from a simple healthy dinner during the colder months.
It will also easily feed 4 for under £10!
Using these simple ingredients it’s the best vegan and gluten free shepherd’s pie you’ll make!
This plant-based lentil sauce is adapted from my Speedy Lentil Bolognese which even has a recipe video you can watch.
It’s absolutely packed full of flavour and given a real meaty texture from the lentils.
Lentils are a great source of protein and can be a great alternative to meat such as beef.
Now onto one of the best parts… topping with the mash of course!
I decided to use white potatoes this time but this recipe is so versatile you could even use pumpkin for some halloween vibes, sweet potato or butternut squash if you wanted to.
I keep the skin on for speed and a slightly more rustic look and then simply mash with olive oil but vegan butter would also work well.
If you try this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie let me know!
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If you’re like me then you just LOVE the crunchy bits and I’m definitely one to “tidy” up the edges in the dish afterwards just for them!
If you wanted to change this from being a vegan recipe you could easily swap the lentils for beef if you wish.
Now a close up to make you drool even more before I share the recipe with you.
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Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Large red onion finely diced
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- 200 g mushrooms sliced
- 1 large carrot finely chopped
- 150 g tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 2x 400 g tins of chopped tomatoes
- 2x 400 g tins of green lentils
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 tsp veg stock powder
- 1 tbsp tamari
- 1 kg potatoes
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 200C
- Firstly prep you veg as per the instructions above
- Place a large pot on a medium heat adding the olive oil, garlic, onion, veg and herbs and fry together for a couple minutes until it softens
- Then add the tinned tomatoes, lentils, peas, tamari and veg stock powder and mix
- Cook on a medium/high heat for 15 minutes until it starts to thicken making sure to stir every 5 minutes
- Meanwhile boil the potatoes, I keep the skin on to save time. Once boiled simply mash with olive oil or vegan butter and a pinch of salt & pepper
- Add the mix into a deep dish and top with the mashed potato
- Place in the oven for 30 minutes at 200C
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One of my favourite dishes. Really simple to make and delicious every time. I like to add some chilis or chili powder to give it a bit of bite!
Thanks Kevin! So pleased you loved it 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous. I slightly changed it by adding some parsnips into the mash but it was so yummy. Thank you for all your great recipes.
Yay glad you enjoyed it Danielle, thanks for leaving feedback!
We are new to plant based meals and have had many more misses than hits with recipes. Made you lentil shepard’s pie and my son told me that it’s the first vegan recipe he’s really enjoyed. A big hit with the whole family!
Yay 🙂 so pleased it went well Madonna. Thanks for sharing a review!
This is so tasty & easy to make. I love it has all of James recipes they are all fabulous
Made the lentil shepherds pie tonight Maybe added a little cheese to the top. It was divine.
Hey Lorraine, really pleased you enjoyed it 🙂 thanks for sharing your feedback!
This pie looks fantastic, really need to try this at home!
Thank you Petra, definitely need to try it! Let me know how you get on 🙂
Hi I was wondering could you make this and then freeze it? If so how would you reheat it? Do you defrost it first or just cook from frozen? Thanks so much
Hi Emma,
Good question, I didn’t actually trying freezing it myself yet but I don’t see why that wouldn’t be ok.
I personally would defrost it and then heat back up in the oven so it goes a little crunchy again. Let me know how it goes 🙂
James