Holiday Recipes
Vegan Lentil Shepherd’s Pie – Mushroom Lentil Shepherdless Pie
Vegan Lentil Shepherd’s Pie – Mushroom and Lentil Shepherdless Pie with Gravy and Garlic mashed potatoes. Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe. Can…
- Ready 1 hour
- Serves 6
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 45 minutes
In my series of traditional and simple holiday favorites, the next dish is this Delicious Lentil Mushroom Shepherdless Pie. Garlic mashed Potatoes over mushrooms, onion, lentils, veggies mixed with a bit of gravy, baked, then served with more of my 1 Pot gravy!
The pie comes together quickly once you have your potatoes done and the veggies assembled. You can cook the lentils and potatoes in the Instant Pot with PIP(pot in pot method), see recipe notes, or in separate pots and make ahead. I like my pie on the wet side, use less or more of the gravy with the lentils to preference. Add seasonal veggies or other root vegetables. I love the garlic breadcrumb and herb topping from my chickpea sweet potato shepherd’s pie on this. It elevates the flavor to a whole new level. Lets get cooking for Thanksgiving.
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Combine the cooked lentils, sauteed mushrooms + veggies , gravy, herbs and spices. The picture below is prebaking (ready for the potato layer) and the sauce dries up significantly.
More Mains for the Holidays
- Lentil Quinoa Loaf. a fave
- Cauliflower Steaks with mushroom gravy GF
- Chickpea Veggie “meatloaf”
- Cauliflower Alfredo, Spinach, Artichoke Lasagna. can be GF
- Easy Vegan Veggie Lasagna. Can be GF
- Whole Roasted Cauliflower with creamy makhani sauce .GF , perfect for non traditional gatherings
This shepherd’s pie does take some time, but divide up make ahead, then layer and store until ready on bake on the day.
Recipe
Vegan Lentil Shepherd's Pie - Mushroom Lentil Shepherdless Pie
Vegan Lentil Shepherd's Pie - Mushroom and Lentil Shepherdless Pie with Gravy and Garlic mashed potatoes. Vegan Gluten-free Nut-free Recipe. Can be soy-free oil-free. Vegetarian Shepherds Pie. Makes 1 9 by 9 inch dish
- Serves 6
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 45 minutes
- Total 1 hour
Ingredients
- 1 Recipe Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Lentil Mushroom:
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 medium onion
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 8 oz mushrooms (cremini, white or a mix with portobello)
- 3/4 cup chopped carrots
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1 tsp fresh or 1/2 dried thyme
- 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 1.5 cups cooked brown lentils (1.25 to 1.5 cups, drained well, see note to cook in Instant pot)
- 1/3 cup peas
- 1/3 cup Vegan Gravy (and more for serving, or mix 1 tbsp veggie broth, 1 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp vegan worchestershire sauce, a good dash of onion and garlic powder)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp bbq sauce or 2 tsp tomato paste ((optional))
- black pepper to taste
- extra virgin olive oil and thyme for topping
Instructions
- 1
Prepare your mashed potatoes and vegan gravy and set aside. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Pulse the onion, garlic, mushrooms in a processor, or chop all by hand.
- 2
Add onion mushroom mixture to a skillet with a good pinch of salt and 1 tsp oil over medium heat and cook for 8 minutes or until the moisture from the mushrooms is starting to dry. Add the carrots, celery, other chopped vegetables (upto 1 cup), herbs, 1/4 tsp salt and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes.
- 3
Alternatively, brush oil on the baking dish. Add the chopped onion mushroom mixture and bake for 12 to 14 minutes, then add the carrots, celery, other chopped root vegetables, mix in and continue to bake for another 8 minutes.
- 4
Fold in the lentils, peas, bbq sauce, gravy, black pepper and mix in (in the baking dish or mix in the the skillet and transfer to the baking dish). Taste and adjust salt and flavor. Add less or more gravy to preference.
- 5
Layer the mashed potatoes on top. Use a spatula to even ithem out.
- 6
Add a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of thyme and pepper, or top with these garlic breadcrumbs.
- 7
Bake for 20 minutes. Broil for a minute to brown. Cool for a few minutes before serving. The pie keeps thickening on cooling. Serve with gravy or other toppings of choice. Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 4 days.
Notes
Make the lentils and potatoes PIP in the instant Pot: Add 2/3 cup uncooked lentils (that have been soaked for 15 minutes, then drained) and 1.5 cups water to the pot. Place a steamer basket on the lentils and place halved potatoes in it. Pressure cook for 8 minutes. Release pressure after 5 minutes. Drain the potatoes really well and follow the mashed potato recipe. Drain the lentils really well and use. Make ahead: Assemble and store refrigerated for upto a day and bake on the day of. Oil-free: Saute mushrooms and onions in water and omit the oil from the potatoes. Nutrition is 1 of 6 serves
Nutrition
- Calories185 kcal
- Carbohydrates18 g
- Protein6.1 g
- Fat9 g
- Saturated Fat6 g
- Sodium435 mg
- Potassium515 mg
- Fiber5 g
- Sugar4 g
- Vitamin A2770 IU
- Vitamin C7.4 mg
- Calcium27 mg
- Iron2.1 mg
