A lighter version of the traditional meat-filled Shepherd's pie thanks to the addition of broccoli, lentils, savory sweet potatoes and cottage cheese.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Servings: 4
Calories: 391
Author: Peter | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1poundsweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
½poundredskin potatoes, thoroughly washed and chopped
1cupbrown lentils, rinsed
3crowns broccoli, florets only (about 4 to 5 cups)
1cupcottage cheese
1egg, lightly beaten
1teaspoonextra virgin olive oil
1large yellow onion, chopped
2largecarrots, peeled and chopped
6stalks celery, trimmed and chopped
¼teaspoonsea salt
1teaspoondried thyme
1teaspoondried sage
Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 400F degrees. Spray a 11x7-inch baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside.
Fill 2 large sauce pans with water, halfway and bring to a boil. In one pan, add the sweet potatoes and redskin potatoes. Cover and reduce heat to medium-high. Let simmer for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in the second pan, add the lentils then cover and reduce heat to medium-high. Let simmer for about 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, add the broccoli to the lentils and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, drain and set aside.
After 10 minutes, drain the potatoes and return back to pan. Add the cottage cheese, stir in the egg and mash by hand with a potato masher until smooth.
In a large, nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots and celery and cook for about 3 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
Stir in salt, thyme and sage and cook for another 2 minutes.
Remove pan from the heat and stir in the lentil and broccoli mixture. Season to taste with black pepper.
Spoon the mixture into prepared baking dish and spread evenly.
Drop spoonfuls of mashed potatoes over the top and smooth with your spoon.
Place dish in oven and bake for about 40 minutes, until the edges of crust begin to brown.
Recipe Notes
This gluten-free version of meatless "Shepherdless Pie" uses lentils and broccoli in place of ground beef (or lamb) and boosts the healthy flavor of the potato crust by mashing sweet potatoes and cottage cheese with redskin potatoes.You can easily use dried lentils for this dish since they cook up rather quickly and easily. But I cheated a little and used Trader Joe's steamed lentils which only required a quick reheat before they were ready to go.Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.10*SmartPoints (Green plan)6*SmartPoints (Blue plan)2*SmartPoints (Purple plan)9*PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 /4th recipe)
Calories 391Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Carbohydrates 66g22%
Fiber 21g84%
Protein 24g48%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.