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Shepherdless Pie

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shepherdless pie

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
English
batch cooking
,
budget meals
,
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Freezes Well
,
Vegan
,
Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per portion 39p
Calories: 377kcal
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Ingredients

  • 130 g parsnips frozen, roasted as per packet instructions and cut into 2cm pieces
  • 160 g onion diced
  • 240 g carrots diced
  • 170 g green lentils
  • 2 tsps marmite made into a stock with approx 700ml hot water
  • 50 ml veg oil
  • garlic, salt, pepper
  • 1 dessertspoon dried oregano
  • 500 g potato sliced into 3mm thick slices and par boiled for 10 mins

To Serve

  • 240 g peas

Instructions

  • Put parsnip in the oven to roast.
  • Meanwhile, fry onion, garlic, carrot for a few mins until browned, then add lentils, stir until oil and garlic is absorbed, then add the water, oregano and stock..
  • Cook for 40'ish mins until the lentils are soft to the tooth and have absorbed all the water and stock, add parsnips.
  • Click here to start a 40 minute timer
  • Taste and adjust seasonings if needed, your stock may be salty enough and therefore not needed
  • Fill an oven dish with your lentil and vegetable mixture.
  • Season your potato slices, then layer them on top of the lentil mixture.
  • Bake for 15 mins at gas 6 until tops of potato are crispy and browned.
  • Click here to start a 15 minute timer

Notes

 
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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
shepherdless pie
Amount per Serving
Calories
377
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Sodium
 
141
mg
6
%
Potassium
 
988
mg
28
%
Carbohydrates
 
50
g
17
%
Fiber
 
20
g
83
%
Sugar
 
10
g
11
%
Protein
 
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
 
10499
IU
210
%
Vitamin C
 
38
mg
46
%
Calcium
 
80
mg
8
%
Iron
 
5
mg
28
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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