Recipe: Delicious Cottage Pie (Vegan)

Cottage Pie (Vegan). Place peeled & cubed sweet potato in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Of course I didn't grow up eating a vegan cottage pie - I wouldn't have known what veggie mince was if it slapped me in the face - but honestly this is way better. This is also often called a shepherds pie.

Shepherd's Pie is traditionally made with ground lamb while Cottage Pie is made with ground beef. Or in the case of this recipe, a plant-based vegan ground beef substitute. This vegan version of a classic cottage pie is pure comfort food. You can cook Cottage Pie (Vegan) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie (Vegan)

1. You need 1 of Onion, finely chopped.
2. You need 2 of Carrots, finely chopped.
3. It's 2 of Garlic cloves, crushed.
4. You need 2 Tbsp of tomato purée.
5. It's 800 g of Chopped tomato (2 cans).
6. Prepare 2 Tsp of dried thyme.
7. You need 150 g of Dried red lentils.
8. You need 700 ml of Vegetable stock.
9. It's 400 g of Potato, mashed.
10. Prepare 2 of Spring onions.
11. You need 50 g of Soya mince (optional).

As a british person from the north of England, corn and green beans wouldn't be ideal for a Sheperds/Cottage Pie — not sure what dish this would make, though it wouldn't be traditional British food. Cottage pie is a classic of British cuisine. I have always known this as Shepherd's Pie I have learned that cottage pie has a potato mash topping, and Shepherds Pie has a pastry topping, so this is a twist and vegan version of the classic Cottage Pie recipe. A hearty pie with soya mince and vegetables in delicious gravy, topped with potato and sweet carrot mash.

Cottage Pie (Vegan) step by step

1. Heat onions & carrots in a large pan with a small amount of vegetable stock. Cook for 5-10 mins, until softened. Then add garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes..
2. Stir in tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, thyme, lentils & the remaining vegetable stock, then simmer for 25-30 minutes until the mixture is reduced and creamy. Season to taste..
3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200 degrees, cook potatoes & mash (Add dairy free spread & dash of almond milk for a creamy tasting mash). Then stir in the spring onion and season to taste..
4. Pour the lentil mixture into an ovenproof dish and spread evenly. Top with the mash potato and bake for 15-20 minutes, until crisp and golden..
5. Serve with seasonal vegetables..

Meanwhile, chop the carrots, celery, and onion, sauté in vegan butter or oil for a few minutes. To make the topping, place the potatoes and parsnips or swede into a large pan of water. Place the Maris Pipers into a large pan of cold salted water over a medium heat. Cottage pie and shepherd's pie are basically the same thing when it comes to vegan fare, but traditionally a cottage pie is based on beef and shepherd's pie is based on lamb. But since we're making vegan versions we can really call it whatever, but since we've already done a vegan cottage pie , and we did that quite differently, we've.