Step-by-Step Guide to Make Homemade Shepherd's Pie (Vegetarian/Vegan /Low Carb)

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Recipe of Ultimate Shepherd's Pie (Vegetarian/Vegan /Low Carb). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook Shepherd's Pie (Vegetarian/Vegan /Low Carb) using 28 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Approx 260 Calories per serve (Approx 35gms Carbs, 12gms Fat, 10gms Protein) - This may not look great in the pics but it's ridiculously delicious and tastes as amazing as eating a 'cheat meal' without actually eating a cheat meal. This recipe uses a creamy Cauliflower Mash for the topping to make it low carb 😁

Ingredients and spices that need to be Make ready to make Shepherd's Pie (Vegetarian/Vegan /Low Carb):

1. Equipment
2. 2 Pans
3. 1 Baking Tray (I think mine was approx 20cm x 20cm)
4. 1 Food Pocessor (I used my trusty Nutribullet)
5. Oven
6. Produce
7. 1 Celery Sticks (finely chopped)
8. 1 Carrots (finely chopped)
9. 1/2-1 Leek (finely chopped)
10. 200 gms Mushrooms (some sliced, some finely chopped)
11. 1/2 Medium Onion (finely chopped)
12. 2 Garlic Clove (finely chopped)
13. 1 tbs fresh Parsley (finely chopped)
14. 3 sprigs Thyme (leave whole)
15. 1 head Cauliflower (processed) - for the topping
16. Others
17. 1 1/2 tab Dried Mix Herbs (or Pizza herbs)
18. 1 tbs Tomato Paste
19. 1 tsp Paprika
20. 3 tsp salt (2 for filling, 1 for topping)
21. 1 1/2 tsp Pepper (1 for filling, 2/2 for topping)
22. 1 tbs Rice Flour (mixed in with 1/2 cup cold water)
23. 1 1/2 cups Water
24. 2 Cups Almond Milk (for the topping)
25. 1 tbs butter (for the topping - I used a dairy free version)
26. 3 tbs Parmesan (for the topping - I used a Vegan Parmesan)
27. 1 Can lentils (drained and rinsed)
28. 2 tbs Olive Oil

Steps to make to make Shepherd's Pie (Vegetarian/Vegan /Low Carb)

1. Preheat Oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Prepare vegetables as per ingredients instructions (pic doesn't show the Cauliflower once put in the food processor or the rice flour mixture)
2. Place 1tbs Olive oil in a pan, add the onion and saute for 5mins.
3. While the onion sautes, in the other pan, add the processed Cauliflower, 2 cups almond milk, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper to the other pan. Place lid on pan and leave to simmer covered (I didn't take any pics, sorry). This will cook down for approx 15 - 20mins cooking (or until softened)
4. Back to the filling pan, Add the other tbs olive oil and then leek and garlic and saute for a further 3 minutes. Then add the Mushrooms, carrot, celery, parsley, tomato paste, thyme, mixed herbs, paprika, 2 tsp salt & 1 tsp pepper and stir.
5. Add the lentils and 1 1/2 cups Water and stir. Bring to the boil, turn down to simmer for approx 10mins
6. Just before the filling is ready, add the rice flour water mixture and cook for a minute or so and place the filling mixture into the baking tray
7. For the topping, place the cooked down Cauliflower mixture in a Food processor (I used a Nutribullet), with the butter and 2tbs Parmesan and blitz until smooth.
8. Spread the Cauliflower Mash over the top of the filling, sprinkle the last tablespoon of Parmesan over the top and bake for 30mins.
9. Once finished, serve. You can leave in the oven for longer for a browner top. I was too hungry to wait and it was great anyway (although doesn't make for the prettiest of pics 😂)

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