Recipe: Delicious Cottage Pie (Vegan)

Cottage Pie (Vegan). Good old family classic cottage pie made vegan friendly and is a perfect family comfort food dish for a chilly day. Plus, it's vegan, gluten & dairy free! Cottage Pie [Vegan] There is a difference though and it has to do with the meat source.

This vegan version of a classic cottage pie is pure comfort food. This vegan cottage pie boasts a richly flavourful mince and veg filling with a deliciously smooth gravy, all topped with creamy, peppery mash. To make this totally plant-based family dinner, I'm using The Meatless Farm Co Meat Free Mince. You can cook Cottage Pie (Vegan) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie (Vegan)

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

This is an amazing mince that looks, cooks and. 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. The difference is that shepherds pie is usually made with lamb and cottage pie is made with beef.

Cottage Pie (Vegan) instructions

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..

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. But both the Irish and British claim the origination of this hearty, mashed potato crust dish. The following is our plant-based take on the concept.

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