Summer Veggie Shepherds Pie With Gouda Recipes

VEGETARIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium pot over medium. Add onion, carrots, and celery and cook, stirring, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add Worcestershire, bay leaf, 4 cups water, and lentils; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until lentils are tender, 30 to 35 minutes. Stir in peas; remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place potatoes and garlic in a medium saucepan; cover with 2 inches of cold water. Season generously with salt; bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until a knife pierces potatoes easily, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain; return potatoes and garlic to pot. Add butter and milk; mash with a fork or potato masher until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer lentil mixture to a 2-quart baking dish. Dollop with mashed potatoes; spread evenly to edges. Transfer to a baking sheet; bake until golden and bubbling around edges, about 15 minutes. Let stand 20 minutes; serve.

VEGGIE SHEPHERD'S PIE WITH SWEET POTATO MASH

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan, then fry 1 halved and sliced large onion until golden.
• Add 2 large carrots, cut into sugar-cube size pieces and most of the 2 tbsp chopped thyme, reserving a sprinkling for later.
• Pour in 200ml red wine, 150ml water and a 400g chopped tomatoes, then crumble in 2 vegetable stock cubes and simmer for 10 mins.
• Tip in a 410g can green lentils, including the juice, then cover and simmer for another 10 mins until the carrots still have a bit of bite and the lentils are pulpy.
• Meanwhile, boil 950g sweet potatoes, cut into chunks, for 15 mins until tender, drain well, then mash with 25g butter and season to taste.
• Pile the lentil mixture into a pie dish, spoon the mash on top, then sprinkle over 85g grated vegetarian mature cheddar and the remaining thyme. The pie can now be covered and chilled for 2 days, or frozen for up to a month.
• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Cook for 20 mins if cooking straightaway, or for 40 mins from chilled, until golden and hot all the way through. Serve with broccoli.

VEGETARIAN SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In order to make this recipe, you need to make a batch of mashed potatoes; here is a simple way that yields amazing results. After boiling (2 medium) sweet potatoes and (6 medium) potatoes for about 15 minutes, drain and mash.
• Add some of your vegetable stock as needed and your (2 tbsp) margarine or butter.
• Continue to mash according to your taste, until desired texture is achieved.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
• In a bowl, combine ketchup, salt, basil, oregano, soy sauce and the remainder of your vegetable stock.
• Stir.
• Sautee carrots and onions in olive oil for approximately 10 minutes on medium-high heat, or until desired tenderness.
• Add your package of Yves Veggie Ground Round Original, corn (with liquid), peas, garlic and your ketchup, soy sauce, vegetable stock mixture.
• Add flour to thicken the sauce, allow to simmer until desired consistency (approximately 5 to 10 minutes).
• Transfer this mixture into a large pan (I use a small roasting pan, use your best judgement).
• Spread the mashed sweet potato and potato over top using a rubber spatula.
• Bake, uncovered for 45 - 60 minutes.
• This recipe also freezes very nicely.

GOUDA SHEPHERD'S PIE #5FIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Brown Ground chuck in a skilliet.
• Heat mixed vegetables in the microwave with 1/2 cup of water.
• Once the beef is brown, put the vegetables in the beef and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Drain the beef/vegetable mixture.
• Put back in the skillet and add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile,add 1 cup of the gouda cheese to the potatoes and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Pour the beef mixture into a 9x9 casserole dish.
• Put the potato mixture on top and top with remaining gouda cheese.
• Brown in the oven until the cheese is slightly golden.

SUMMER VEGGIE SHEPHERD'S PIE WITH GOUDA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion and cook until translucent. Add ground beef, and season (S&P, crushed red pepper and hot sauce) and cook until browned. Drain off liquid. Set aside.
• Cook instant mashed potatoes according to directions.
• Meanwhile, put cooked beef into baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. (I use a large oval corningware).
• Place one layer of squash. Season with S&P.
• Layer the gouda cheese.
• Place another layer of squash. Season with S&P and put a few pats of butter substitute on top.
• Top with green beans, season with S&P and a few more pads of butter substitute.
• Mix part of the beaten egg (reserving a tablespoon) into the prepared instant mashed potatoes. Spread mixture on top of casserole. Brush the remaining egg on the top.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until browned. (I have had to turn the heat up to brown the top).
• Serve and enjoy!