Vegetarian Shepard's Pie

My Mother and Grandmother taught me that food was precious and throwing away any was a very bad idea.  Today I had 2 cups of mixed vegetables that I wanted to use, on my daily walk with a couple of friends - we posed this question: 'what am I making for dinner tonight?' by the end of our walk, after some discussion an idea for a Vegetarian Shepard's Pie was formed, this is the end result!

I served it with a Greek Salad.

VEGETARIAN SHEPARD'S PIE

Mushroom gravy I used as I had some in my pantry.

Vegetables sautéed, ground round and gravy mixed in.

Ready to be topped with the potato mixture.

The potatoes are tender and now mashed.



Stir in some cream cheese and sharp Asiago and a bit of sour cream too.





A lovely creamy mixture, perfect for the vegetables.



The Vegetables are covered with the potato mixture and sprinkled with some Smoked Paprika.

Ready for the oven.

VEGETARIAN SHEPARD'S PIE RECIPE

2-3 Tablespoons olive oil

1 onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 can mushrooms, stems and pieces, drained

1 cup vegetarian Ground Round (or canned beans/lentils of your choice)

2 cups mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, lima beans & corn)

1 teaspoon Greek seasoning

salt, pepper to taste

1 can mushroom gravy

smoked paprika

4 medium potatoes, cubed and cooked

2 Tablespoons light cream cheese

2 Tablespoons light sour cream

1 cup Asiago cheese, shredded (or cheese of your choice)

In a large frying pan, sauté onion and garlic in the olive oil until the onion is translucent, add in the vegetarian ground round and the sliced mushrooms sauté 2 minutes.

Stir in  the mixed vegetables, seasonings and mushroom gravy, bring to a simmer then set aside.

Grease a 9x9 baking dish and add the vegetable mixture, spread evenly in the pan.

 Set aside and prepare the potato topping. 

Potato Topping

In a large saucepan cook the potatoes (I do not peel my potatoes if they are nice) in salted water.

When the potatoes are tender, drain and mash, add the sour cream,

 cream cheese and shredded cheese and some fresh ground pepper.

 Spread over the vegetable mixture in the pan, sprinkle with some smoked paprika.

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Serve with a green or Greek salad for a complete meal.

 

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