Best Vegan Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie is a ground meat casserole with a mashed potato topping. This vegan lentil Shepherds pie made from lentils, mushrooms, pecans and vegetables is covered with creamy mashed potatoes. You're making a vegetarian cottage pie as the Irish and British call it, full of flavor and nutrients. This vegan casserole will appeal to all your family and friends and is perfect as a quick midweek dinner or for special occasions like Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword cozy, dinner, easy, healthy, mashed potatoes, of, oil-free, plant-based, potatoes, quick, sheperds pie, vegan sheperd's pie, vegetarian, warming, wfpb

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 445kcal

Author Jasmin

Equipment

Ingredients

Mashed potatoes:

2.2 lbs 1 kg of starchy potatoes like yukon gold or russets
½ cup 120 ml cashew cream (¼ cup/ 60g cashews and ¼ / 60g cup water mix)
⅓ cup 80 ml almond milk
2 tablespoon chives opt
Sea salt and nutmeg to taste

Filling:

1 medium sized red onion finely diced
3 garlic cloves
16 oz 450g mushrooms, diced
½ cup 50 g chopped pecan nuts
4 carrots chopped
2 celery stalks chopped
½ cup 120 ml red wine or 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoon whole wheat flour or whole spelt flour
2 cups 500 ml veggie broth
½ teaspoon sage dried
½ teaspoon thyme dried
1 tablespoon miso paste
1 bay leaf
2 juniper berries
½ teaspoon rosemary
2 cups 150g cooked black or green lentils
1 cup 150g frozen peas
Season sea salt and pepper

Instructions

First, fry the chopped onions, garlic and mushrooms in a pan with a little water. To do this, let the water evaporate completely and add some more water when the onions start browning. Do not forget to stir.
Now deglaze the mushrooms with red wine. If you do not use this, you can simply add the balsamic vinegar later.
Add the flour and tomato paste and stir well. Slowly add the vegetable broth, stirring constantly. Now you can add all the remaining ingredients except the lentils and peas. And let it simmer for about 15 minutes
In the meantime, prepare the mashed potatoes. Just cook the cut and peeled potatoes in a pot with a little water (2 inch / 4cm high) with lid. Takes about 15 minutes until they are tender. When the potatoes are super soft. Strain the potatoes, add the remaining ingredients and pound them into creamy mashed potatoes. You can also use a hand mixer. Season with salt and nutmeg.
Remove bay leaf and juniper berries from the filling and add the lentils and peas. And taste good again.
Now put everything in a sufficiently large casserole dish. First the filling then the mashed potatoes and bake it in the oven to golden brown (about 25 -30 min)

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