Veggie shepherd's pie with sweet potato mash

Veggie shepherd's pie with sweet potato mash

The secret to this shepherd's pie’s filling is to choose big carrots so they don’t lose their texture when cooked

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Ready in 45 mins
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a frying pan, then fry the onion until golden. Add the carrots and all but a sprinkling of thyme. Pour in the wine, 150ml water and the tomatoes, then sprinkle in the stock cubes and simmer for 10 mins. Tip in the can of lentils, including their juice, then cover and simmer for another 10 mins until the carrots still have a bit of bite and the lentils are pulpy.
  2. Meanwhile, boil the sweet potatoes for 15 mins until tender, drain well, then mash with the butter and season to taste. Pile the lentil mixture into a pie dish, spoon the mash on top, then sprinkle over the cheese and remaining thyme. The pie can now be covered and chilled for 2 days, or frozen for up to a month.
  3. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Cook for 20 mins if cooking straight away, or for 40 mins from chilled, until golden and hot all the way through. Serve with broccoli.
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Per serving

531 kcalories, protein 16.0g, carbohydrate 79.6g, fat 17.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 12.0g, sugar 31.0g, salt 3.95 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007.

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  • 14 March 2012

    RJolly rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    perfect way to get the kids to eat all their veg.

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  • 14 March 2012

    RJolly commented on this recipe

    perfect way to get the kids to eat all their veg.

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  • 14 March 2012

    Denise commented on this recipe

    Is there an alternative to red wine in this recipe as I'm allergic to it??

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  • 22 March 2012

    katherineapril rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    beautiful recipe, but the carrots didn't soften in time with the rest of the ingredients. next time I'll make the carrot pieces smaller.

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  • 26 March 2012

    LizzieG rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really like this recipe - easy to make, tasty and filling. I made it vegan by using soya margarine instead of butter, and omitting the grated cheese on top. It was still delicious, even my meat-loving husband wolfed it down! I also added some pearl barley to the lentils, and some choped leeks, which added some more interesting textures. Yummy!

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  • 09 April 2012

    crookie commented on this recipe

    This was a winner with both veggie and non-veggie friends and family. Very simple to make (i took advice from previous postings) and it was a lovely change to have a veggie dish looking so vibrant and tasting so flavoursome. Will definitely make again and guests asked for the recipe. So much easier to send them the link thank you

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    22 April 2012

    KtB rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely and very easy to make, but agree with comments about there being too much liquid.

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  • 23 April 2012

    Kathy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and easy!

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  • 24 April 2012

    jojo rated this recipe

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  • 29 April 2012

    loulou rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! I added the full quantity of wine but no extra wate, and simmered it uncovered so the consistency wasn't too runny! I also added garlic, chickpeas and mushrooms to boost the veg content which worked well. Very filling!

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  • 07 May 2012

    Lauramt rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe - my 10 year old son, having looked slightly dubiously at the lentils, took one mouthful and exclaimed that it was better than with meat! Will definitely be making this regularly.

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  • 11 May 2012

    Jonny's hungry. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    the sweet potato mash is the highlight of the meal, but very lovely and healthy meal :)

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  • 19 May 2012

    Absicles commented on this recipe

    Calling non-veggies! I added chunks of chorizo, chillies and some garlic. Also, topped with crumbled feta instead of cheddar. Really tasty!

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  • 11 June 2012

    anitab commented on this recipe

    A little confused re the carrots. Can 2 carrots really weigh 500g? Did you use the number of carrots or the weight?

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  • 18 June 2012

    beanie_edwards rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is fast becoming a staple recipe for me! Very tasty, easy to make and freezes well. I like the sound of crumbled feta cheese on top anitab: I choose two big carrots then weigh them, adjusting if necessary...

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  • 23 June 2012

    TiffanyW1983 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A nice, tasty and healthy dish with lots of veg, although its times like this I love the Good Food website and the ability to add comments! It was only from reading other reviews that I knew not to put in as much water (although it was still quite mushy!) and also the tips about adding garlic to the sauce and also paprika to the mash. I really liked it, although next time would make sure we had some greens to go with it on the side. My boyfriend is a big meat lover and he wasn't so keen on this so I would serve it with sausages next time! I would probably also do 50/50 with sweet/white potatoes for the mash.

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  • 01 July 2012

    SAMSON111 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Fantastic - hi praise from a carnivore

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  • 16 July 2012

    Elaine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this last night for some veggie friends. They thoroughly enjoyed it and have asked for recipe. I cooked my own lentils... used 200g green lentils. Also added some garlic, celery and beans. It was just yummy... and will definitely make again.

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  • 05 August 2012

    WinnieTheRat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made some basic changes as recommended by other users like but I doubled up the quantity. I strained the mix before putting it in the pie dish and used it for gravy on serving. The receipe does need something for for a little extra oomph but it was very nice and def something I will make again. Perhaps adding chilli and extra veg.

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  • 10 August 2012

    skyeandleonsmummy rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great quick dinner for the week, my husband and kids loved it

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Ready in 45 mins
Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Great comfort food

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion , halved and sliced
  • 2 large carrots (500g/1lb 2oz in total), cut into sugar-cube size pieces
  • 2 tbsp thyme chopped
  • 200ml red wine
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 2 vegetable stock cubes
  • 410g can green lentils
  • 950g sweet potatoes , peeled and cut into chunks
  • 25g butter
  • 85g vegetarian mature cheddar , grated
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Per serving

531 kcalories, protein 16.0g, carbohydrate 79.6g, fat 17.0 g, saturated fat 8.0g, fibre 12.0g, sugar 31.0g, salt 3.95 g

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