Cheesy Vegetable Pie
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
55 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
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Servings
6 servings
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Calories
532 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
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Cuisine
British
Cheesy Vegetable Pie
Description
Cheesy Vegetable Pie starts by gently cooking a medley of mushrooms, carrots, leeks, broccoli, cauliflower, sweetcorn, and kale until just softened. Meanwhile, a cheese sauce is prepared by whisking flour, butter, and whole milk into a thickened base, then melting grated cheddar and stirring in mustard for depth. Mashed potatoes are prepared separately as a topping.
The cooked vegetables are combined with the cheese sauce and transferred to a baking dish. The pie is topped with the mashed potatoes, then baked until the potatoes develop a crispy golden edge while the filling remains creamy. The dish balances tender vegetable textures with a creamy, savory sauce and a starchy crust from the mash.
This pie serves as a hearty vegetarian entrée or side dish. Variations can include other vegetables cut similarly for even cooking. The mashed potato topping can be swapped for puff pastry if preferred.
The recipe suggests avoiding overcooking the vegetables to retain some bite. Adding canned beans can provide additional protein content.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 mushrooms
- 3 carrot
- 160 g sweetcorn (drained weight)
- 2 leek
- 1 head broccoli
- 0.5 head cauliflower
- 120 g kale
- 500 ml milk whole
- 4 tablespoon plain flour
- 50 g butter
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 100 g cheddar cheese grated
- 6 portion potato mashed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C(fan)/400°F/Gas 6.
- Heat 1 tablespoon Olive oil in a large pan and then add 8 Mushrooms, 3 Carrot, 2 Leek, 1 head Broccoli 0.5 head Cauliflower160 g Sweetcorn and 120 g Kale. Gently cook on low for 10 minutes until softened.
- Meanwhile, make the cheese sauce by putting 500 ml Whole milk, 4 tablespoon Plain flour and 50 g Butter into a saucepan and cooking on a medium heat, whilst continuously whisking. Everything will melt and thicken. Whisk in 100 g Cheddar cheese until it melts and stir in 1 tablespoon Mustard.
- Make 6 portion Mashed potato at this point too.
- Stir the cheese sauce into the vegetables.
- Put the cheesy vegetable mixture into baking dish and top with the mashed potato and put into the oven for 35-40 minutes until the mash starts to crisp up.
Notes
- Cook vegetables just until softened to keep a slight bite and avoid mushiness.
- Cut all vegetables to similar sizes to ensure even cooking.
- You can substitute the mashed potato topping with puff pastry for a different texture.
- Add a can of cannellini beans or chickpeas to increase protein content.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 532 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 532kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 489mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 2035mg | 43% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 9307IU | 186% |
| Vitamin C | 174mg | 193% |
| Calcium | 431mg | 43% |
| Iron | 11mg | 61% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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