Lentil Cottage Pie

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4.72 from 25 votes

Comforting Lentil Cottage Pie that is gluten free & vegan and incredibly easy to make!

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: British

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: People

Author: James Wythe

Cost: £5

Ingredients

Mashed Potato

750 g white potatoes roughly chopped
3 tbsp vegan butter
50 ml milk (I used vegan)

Lentil Pie

1 red onion roughly diced
3 carrots chopped
1 can sweetcorn
1 cup frozen peas
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 tbsp dried oregano
3 bay leaves
2 tbsp vegetable gravy granules
2 tbsp tamari
1 400g tin chopped tomatoes
2x 400g cans of cooked lentils drained & rinsed

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 200C. Roughly chop the potatoes (no need to peel them) and add to boiling water to boil for 12 minutes.
Now finely dice the onion, garlic, carrots.
Heat a large pot with a glug of olive oil, onion, garlic, carrots, oregano and bay leaves and fry together until the onion and carrots softens.
Now add the peas, sweetcorn, tamari, gravy granules, drained lentils, tinned tomatoes and mix. Fry together for 5 minutes to develop flavour.
Drain the potatoes, place back into the pot they boiled in along with butter, milk and a generous pinch of salt & pepper and roughly mash.
Add all the lentil pie mixture to a large baking dish and simply top with the mash. Bake at 200C for 30 minutes.

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe.

Substitutions & Variations: I have included a list of these in the post above.

To Store: In an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. Reheat in a pot/pan over a low heat until piping hot or in the microwave or oven.

To Freeze: Freeze in an airtight container for up to three months. Defrost before cooking.

Tip 1: If you are using a larger dish size, you may need more potato mash to cover the top.

Tip 2: There are a lot of vegetables in this recipe, so it is helpful to cut and chop them ahead of time so they are ready to go when it’s time to throw them in!

Tip 3: You can use beef in place of lentils in this recipe if you aren’t vegan or vegetarian. If you are vegan/vegetarian you could add tofu if you wished.

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