Rich, flavourful, saucy lentils topped with fluffy, creamy mashed potatoes & baked until deliciously golden brown & crispy. The ultimate vegan lentil shepherds pie! 

Cozy, soup, stew and pie season is nearly over. As the sunshine appears more and more regularly, and summer approaches, I will be mostly changing comforting meals like this Lentil Shepherds Pie up for lighter, fresher offerings like my Tomato Chickpea Salad with Cilantro & Lime and my Loaded Taco Fries.

I have been taking advantage of the slight nip in the air and eating my fill of hearty, comfort food before it’s too late. Once summer arrives it becomes unbearable to have the oven on for too long, so dishes like this will take a backseat here on the blog. I won’t promise they will disappear totally though as I am one of those people who can quite happily eat meals like this all year round!
THIS LENTIL SHEPHERDS PIE IS ABSOLUTELY PROTEIN PACKED!

I like to serve this Lentil Shepherds Pie with lots of steamed vegetables. I love cruciferous type vegetables with it the best. We usually end up with a selection of kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower. The combination of these veggies and the Shepherd’s Pie is just delicious and so nutritious. It is a meal that is absolutely brimming with vitamins, minerals and protein.

COMFORTING, DELICIOUS & FULL OF FLAVOUR

This Lentil Shepherds Pie is something that I cook very regularly. It is easy, comforting, delicious and full of flavour.

I am the only vegan in the house but when I serve this to my family it always goes down incredibly well. What is there not to love about tender, saucy, flavourful lentils topped with light and fluffy mashed potato?
FLUFFY MASH ♡

Oh how I adore mashed potato. I could eat it by the bowlful and it is especially good with a glug of non-dairy milk and a large knob of my Easy Vegan Butter stirred through it.
BE SURE TO TRY MY EASY VEGAN BUTTER

My Easy Vegan Butter recipe has taken on a life of it’s own over the past week or so. It has been so incredibly popular. Your feedback has been amazing and I have been inundated with pictures of hot buttery toast! If you haven’t tried it yet you can see how easy it is to make in this video:

Now I want to see your pictures of creamy mashed potatoes atop saucy lentils! You can share them via Instagram. Use the #avirtualvegan so I don’t miss them.

Oh and if you somehow end up with leftovers (we haven’t as yet!), you can keep them in the fridge for a few days. They reheat very well.

Enjoy your Shepherds Pie!

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Recipe Type gluten-free, oil-free option, vegan
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 287 kcal

Ingredients
  •     1 medium onion , chopped finely
  •     3 cloves garlic , chopped finely
  •     1 large carrot , diced
  •     2½ teaspoons dried herbs (thyme, rosemary or marjoram all work well, or a combination of them. Mixed Herbs or Italian Mixed Herbs are also fine)
  •     190g | 2½ cups cooked lentils , (green or brown)
  •     2 tablespoons arrowroot , or cornstarch
  •     3 tablespoons tamari (you can sub this for soy sauce, coconut aminos or liquid aminos )
  •     240mls | 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes or passata (if you only have whole or diced tomatoes just blend them up until smooth first)
  •     240mls | 1 cup mushroom broth , or vegetable broth
  •     Salt & pepper to taste ( I used 1 teaspoon of pepper and 1.5 teaspoons of salt)
  •     1000g | 6 cups diced raw potato , I love Yukon Gold potatoes
  •     80mls | 1/3 cup non-dairy milk , unsweetened
  •     1 knob vegan butter (optional)

Get more recipe : Lentil Shepherd’s Pie