Homemade Cottage Pie (VE)

Name: Homemade Cottage Pie (VE)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 98 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 130 g onion (finely chopped); 60 g leek (finely chopped); 2 tsp garlic granules; 2 tsp dried thyme; 30 g tomato puree; 100 g brown lentils (uncooked); 50 g soya mince (dried); 300 g carrot (cut into 1cm cubes); 250 g turnip or swede (cut into 1.5 cm cubes); 0.5 tsp black pepper; 1,100 ml veg stock; 1.2 kg white potatoes; 50 g plant-based butter (softened); 50 g plant-based cheese (cheddar-style, grated); 100 ml plant-based milk; 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

It's getting chilly here in the UK! And there are few more comforting dishes to enjoy than a homemade, plant-based cottage pie.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 38 minutes

Ingredients

Servings: 10

For the pie filling

1 tbsp

oil
130 g

onion finely chopped
60 g

leek finely chopped
2 tsp

garlic granules
2 tsp

dried thyme
30 g

tomato puree
100 g

brown lentils uncooked
50 g

soya mince dried
300 g

carrot cut into 1cm cubes
250 g

turnip or swede cut into 1.5 cm cubes
0.5 tsp

black pepper
1,100 ml

veg stock

For the mash

1.2 kg

white potatoes
50 g

plant-based butter softened
50 g

plant-based cheese cheddar-style, grated
100 ml

plant-based milk
2 tbsp

nutritional yeast

Instructions

Heat the oil and cook the onion and leek for a few minutes until soft.
Add the garlic, thyme and tomato puree.
Cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring.
Add the lentils, dried soya mince, carrots and swede or turnip, black pepper and stock.
Stir to combine, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 40 minutes or until the lentils are completely cooked. Add more stock if required.

To make the mash

Peel the potatoes and cut into equal size chunks.
Place in a large pan of cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until cooked.
Drain well and mash.
Add the butter and cheese and fold in until completely combined.
Add the milk and nutritional yeast and fold in until completely combined.

To assemble

Put the pie mixture into an ovenproof dish.
Top with the mash.
Bake in a 220°C oven for 30 minutes, or until the top begins to brown and mixture starts to bubble up at the edges.