American
Lentil Shepherd's Pie
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Lentil Shepherd's Pie is American home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Peel and boil the potatoes in salted water until tender, about 18 minutes, then drain, reserving some cooking water, and mash with 2 tbsp olive oil and a splash of the water until fluffy.
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Heat the oven to 400F and warm the remaining oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium.
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Cook the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and mushrooms until softened, about 8 minutes, then stir in the tomato paste, thyme, and rosemary for 1 minute.
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Add the rinsed lentils and broth, bring to a simmer, and cook until the lentils are tender and the mixture is thick, about 25 minutes, then stir in the peas and season with the salt and pepper.
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Spread the mashed potatoes over the lentil filling and rough up the surface with a fork.
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Bake until the top is golden at the edges, about 20 minutes, then rest 5 minutes before serving.
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Serve it with
A American dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Lentil Shepherd's Pie, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Lentil Shepherd's Pie carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.
| Allergen | In this dish |
|---|---|
| Peanuts | No |
| Tree nuts | No |
| Dairy | No |
| Gluten | No |
| Shellfish | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Soy | No |
| Fish | No |
| Sesame | No |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 270 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 620 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Lentil Shepherd's Pie takes about 70 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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