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Eating veggie » Recipes » Country Garden Cottage Pie

Country Garden Cottage Pie

Preparation 10 mins, Cooking 50 mins

Serves 4

Egg-Free, Gluten-Free, Suitable for Freezing, Wheat-Free

Ingredients

  • 900g potatoes mashed
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 150g lentils
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 100g vegetarian cheddar cheese, grated
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 medium green pepper, diced
  • 60g mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • pinch cayenne (optional)
  • salt and pepper

Method

  1. Cook the lentils in plenty of water until just soft, drain, but save ½pint of the cooking liquid.
  2. While the lentils are cooking saute the onion, garlic, basil and cayenne in the oil until soft but not brown. Add the carrot, pepper and mushrooms. Cover and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes or until the carrot has softened.
  3. Add the cooked lentils, tomato puree and seasoning. If the mixture is very thick add a little of the reserved cooking liquid from the lentils.
  4. Cook for a further five minutes, transfer to an oven-proof dish, cover with mashed potato and sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
  5. Bake for 30 minutes in a prehated oven, 200°C / 180°C Fan Oven / gas mark 6, until the top is golden brown.

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