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Rustic Lentil, Mushroom & Leek Shepherd's Pie

Sam Cooks Kindness
Warming to your soul, you will love this take on a Rustic Shepherd's Pie! It's creamy, filling and oh so flavorful!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

Garlicy Mashed Potatoes

  • 2 lbs gold or white potatoes, about 6 medium
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1½ cups water
  • 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Filling

  • 1 lb baby bella mushrooms
  • 1 large leek
  • 1 tablespoon rosemary dried
  • ½ tablespoon thyme dried
  • 1 tablespoon oregano dried
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup green or brown lentils
  • 4 cups water or vegetable broth
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 2 tablespoon cornstarch + 1½ tablespoon cold water
  • 2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Garlicy Mashed Potatoes (Instant Pot & Stovetop directions)

  • Roughly chop potatoes and garlic
  • Instant Pot- Add chopped potatoes, garlic and water to Instant Pot and pressure cook for 5 minutes. Allow natural release.
  • Stove top- Add chopped potatoes, garlic and water to medium saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and allow to cook for about 10-15 minutes until fork soft. Take off heat.
  • Add nutritional yeast and salt to cooked potatoes. Mash by hand to desired consistency and set aside.

Lentil Mushroom Leek Filling

  • Clean mushrooms and slice. Halve leek lengthwise and clean well. Slice leek into half moons, about ⅓ inch thick
  • Add prepared leeks and mushrooms to a large oven safe cast iron skillet or pan. Set to low-medium heat and cook for about 10 minutes, till vegetables are soft. (Add small splashes of water if sticking occurs.)
  • Add dried rosemary, thyme, oregano and pepper to pan and mix to combine.
  • Rinse dry lentils and add them to the pan of vegetables. Add in water or broth and mix to combine.
  • Bring to a rapid simmer and then reduce heat to low for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, till lentils are tender.
  • In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water to make a slurry. Pour slurry into hot pan with lentil mixture and stir to combine. Bring to a soft simmer for 1 minute to thicken then remove from heat.
  • Stir in nutritional yeast and balsamic vinegar. Add salt & pepper to taste.

Assemble & Broil

  • Preheat broiler to high
  • (Make sure your pan is broiler safe!) Gently top lentil filling with mashed potatoes and spread as desired.
  • Broil Shepherd's Pie on second highest rack of oven to crisp up potato topping for about 5-10 minutes, watching carefully so as not to burn it!
  • Enjoy!
Course Main Course
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