Recipe

Iron-Dense Lentil Shepherd's Pie

  • 65 min total
  • Serves 2
  • 380 cal per serving
  • 18g protein

Checked against the ingredient list: Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free

No allergens declared

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What You'll Need

Ingredients

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Serves 2

  • 1.5 cups dry lentils
  • 2 large sweet potatoes (peeled/cubed)
  • 2 cups frozen veg
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 3 cups veg broth
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt

Steps

  1. Boil sweet potatoes brutally until soft, then mash smoothly with olive oil and salt.
  2. Sauté onions in a heavy pot. Dump in the dry lentils, broth, thyme, and frozen veg. Simmer for 30-35 mins until lentils absorb all the liquid and become gravely thick.
  3. Pour lentil stew into a baking dish. Spread sweet potato mash fiercely over the top.
  4. Bake at 400°F for 15 mins.

Dietary details

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  • Vegan checked
  • Vegetarian checked
  • Gluten-Free checked

Allergens

No allergen is declared for this recipe and none is implied by its ingredients.

Other tags

High FiberHigh IronComfort Food
Per servingServes 2
Calories380
Protein18g36% DV
Total fat12g15% DV
Total carbs48g17% DV

As recorded per serving. % DV uses FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie reference diet.

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