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Mini Lentil Shepherd’s Pies

Shepards pie with a twist! This mini lentil shepherd’s pie recipe is perfect for your midweek dinner  - by Barbara Northwood
  • 27 Mar 2019
Mini Lentil Shepherd’s Pies
Prep: 25 Minutes - Cook: 90 Minutes - Easy - Serves 4-6
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Make these mini veggie shepherd's pies ahead and freeze them for a nutritious family supper when you're pushed for time. They contain three of your 5-a-day!

Ingredients

2 tbsp butter or olive oil, plus extra for the pie dishes

1 large red onion, chopped

2 carrots, finely diced, about 200g

4 celery stalks, chopped

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

150g chestnut mushrooms, chopped (blitz these to fairly tiny pieces for small kids)

2 tsp thyme leaves (optional)

250g Puy lentils

100ml red wine (optional)

900ml vegetable stock

2 tbsp tomato purée

1 tbsp Marmite (optional)

peas, to serve (optional)

For the mashed potato topping

850g Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

75g butter

100ml milk (or alternative)

Method

  1. To make the filling, heat the butter or oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion, carrots, celery and garlic for 15 mins until soft and golden. Turn up the heat, add the mushrooms, then cook for 3-4 mins. Sprinkle in the thyme and add the lentils. Pour over the wine and stock, then simmer gently, uncovered, for about 40-45 mins until the lentils are soft. If you find the mixture is drying out, you can add a splash more stock or water.

  2. Meanwhile, put the potatoes in a large pan, pour over boiling water and boil for 15-20 mins until tender. Drain well. You can use a potato ricer at this stage to make them super creamy, or mash with the butter and milk, then season with salt and pepper.

  3. Remove the lentils from the heat, add the tomato purée and Marmite, if using. Stir well and check to see if you need seasoning, then add a good grinding of black pepper

  4. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. To assemble, butterd four-six small pie dishes or one a large dish and spoon in the lentil mixture, then top with mash. It’s fun to pipe on the mash if you have a piping bag, but if not, you can spoon it on and fluff into peaks with a fork. Bake for 30-40 mins until golden. Serve with peas on the side, if you like.

GOOD TO KNOW 

fibre • iron • 3 of 5-a-day

PER SERVING (6) 

443 kcals • fat 17g • saturates 10g • carbs 52g • sugars 9g • fibre 11g • protein 16g • salt 0.9g

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Barbara Northwood
Barbara Northwood
Barbara has over 38 years experience in the food industry, loves sharing advice, recipes and know-how on everything food. She’s a passionate gardener and being to grow fresh herbs, lemons and rhubarb and more, gives her great satisfaction.

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