Shepherd’s Pie is one of my favorite hearty meals for the cold months! It takes awhile to make, but it’s so warm and filling, it’s worth every minute! My recipe is packed with lentils and veggies and has a dark rich broth with mushrooms and red wine 🙂 I’m a fan of wine broth with anything and this is no exception! This would make the perfect main dish for Thanksgiving!
Mushroom Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
Serves 8
Filling:
2 carrots, sliced and quartered
1 onion, diced
6 oz. mushrooms, sliced (whatever your favorite is, portobello, crimini, porcini etc)
1 tbsp flour
1 cup peas (fresh is always best, but use frozen if they aren’t available)
2 cups chopped kale (or chard, or spinach)
1 cup cooked lentils (any color will do)
1 1/2 cup red wine
2 cups vegetable broth
1 tbsp. soy sauce or tamari
2 tbsp. tomato paste
4 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
salt & pepper to taste
Mashed Potatoes:
1 lb. red potatoes
4 tbsp. Earth Balance
1/4 cup plain soy milk (you can use any alternative milk you like, but I like the texture and taste of soy the best for this)
salt and pepper to taste
In a large pot, sauté the carrots, and onions in a few tablespoons of olive oil. After 3 minutes add in the mushrooms and continue to sauté until the mushrooms are soft (about 5 minutes). Sprinkle in the flour and mix well so a roux (paste) has formed. While stirring constantly, add in the wine and broth and mix until the flour has dissolved. Bring to a simmer and add the kale, peas, lentils, soy sauce, tomato paste, garlic, and oregano. Stir and continue to cook lightly simmering about 7-10 minutes or until the mixture reduces to a thick stew-like consistency. Pour into a 9 x 9 baking dish and top with mashed potatoes. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the potatoes get a little golden, at 400 degrees.
Thank you so much for this amazing looking recipe! I love healthy recipes and I will look forward to trying it out and sharing it with my followers at TianaGustafson.com. As Arnold says “I’ll be back” 🙂 Thanks again!
I made this last night and it was a major hit in my house. I prepared everything early and combined and baked and it worked out magnificently. I used Almond flour which I donʻt think had the same thickening quality as other flour, however because I prepared early I added the lentils uncooked and they did a great job of absorbing some liquid to give the stew like consistency required.
Aloha Leslie
Shane
So glad it worked out Shane!! And next time if you are using a gluten free flour, you may have to double the flour amount to get the same creaminess. xo! -L
This is cooking right now in my oven. I want to know how you get this to fit in a 9 X 9 and are able to spread the potatoes on top. I had to put this in a 9 X 13 to avoid spilling everywhere. I followed all directions and even simmered longer trying to get a better stew-like consistency. Because of th larger dish, I was unable to cover the entire top with mashed potatoes and just ended up trying to evenly space. I am looking forward to seeing how this tastes, but would like to know how to get the consistency to make it fit in the right size dish without having to simmer it for an hour.