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Lentil Shepherd's Pie
Lentil Shepherd's Pie or Lentil Cottage Pie, a delicious vegetarian pie topped with creamy mashed potatoes and baked until golden. The lentils make the pie filling and nutritious, and this pie can be turned into a vegan dish by swapping the butter and cream in the mash with a plant-based cream and milk.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 324 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1 cup green lentils
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 carrots
- ½ cup peas
- 3 cups vegetable stock/broth
- 1 tin of chopped tomatoes (400 ml, 13 oz)
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 medium potatoes
- A knob of butter
- 2 tablespoon double cream
- 1 egg for brushing the top
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Heat up the oil in a large cooking pan.
- Peel and chop the onion, and fry on a low to medium heat until golden, then add the peeled and chopped carrots and garlic, peas, lentils and bay leaves.
- Pour in the stock/broth, increase the heat to medium, cover the pan with a lid, and leave to cook until the lentils are tender, and the liquid is nearly absorbed.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, and continue to cook until it thickens into a sauce.
- Season with salt and pepper, add the tomato puree, and give it a good stir.
- Remove from the heat, and transfer the lentil filling to an oven-proof dish.
- For the topping, peel and chop the potatoes into chunks, add them to a pan of salted water, and leave to cook until they are tender.
- Drain the water, add salt, butter and cream, and mash to a smooth texture.
- Top the lentils with the mash, brush with a beaten egg, and bake at 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) for 15-20 minutes until golden and bubbling hot.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
324kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
1463mg
(61%)
Potassium
864mg
(25%)
Fiber
18g
(72%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
5883IU
(118%)
Vitamin C
24mg
(27%)
Calcium
89mg
(9%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 324
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 324kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 1463mg | 61% |
| Potassium | 864mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 18g | 72% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 5883IU | 118% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 89mg | 9% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.