
The secret to this shepherd's pie’s filling is to choose big carrots so they don’t lose their texture when cooked
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Easily halved
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal531
- fat17g
- saturates8g
- carbs79.6g
- sugars31g
- fibre12g
- protein16g
- salt3.95g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Olive oil
ol-iv oylProbably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 1 large onion, halved and sliced
Onion
un-yunOnions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 2 large carrots (500g/1lb 2oz in total), cut into sugar-cube size pieces
Carrot
ka-rotThe carrot, with its distinctive bright orange colour, is one of the most versatile root…
- 2 tbsp thyme chopped
Thyme
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
- 200ml red wine
- 400g can chopped tomato
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
- 410g can green lentils
Lentils
len-tilThe lentil plant (Lens Culinaris) originates from Asia and North Africa and is one of our oldest…
- 950g sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
Sweet potato
sweet po-tate-toeSweet potatoes have a creamy texture and a sweet-spicy flavour that makes them ideal for savoury…
- 25g butter
Butter
butt-errButter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 85g vegetarian mature cheddar, grated
Method
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.
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.
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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