Print
Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato Mash - healthy, filling and very tasty, easy to make ahead and great for families | thecookandhim.com

Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato Mash

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 50 mins | Total: 70 mins | Quantity: 4-6 portions

Ingredients

  • 4-5 large sweet potatoes
  • 2 red onions – peeled and finely diced
  • 2 sticks celery – diced small
  • 1 large carrot – scrubbed or peeled and diced small
  • 3 large cloves garlic – crushed
  • couple of drizzles of olive oil
  • 300g closed cup or chestnut mushrooms – thickly sliced
  • 400g soy mince
  • 500g passata
  • 200ml veg stock (or 2 veg stock cubes and 200 ml water)
  • 2 tblsp tomato puree
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 Fan / 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6
  2. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes into medium chunks.  Put into a saucepan, cover with boiling water, add a pinch of salt and boil for 10-15 minutes till the potatoes are soft
  3. While the potatoes are boiling start cooking your veg.  Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan then add the diced onion, celery, carrot and minced garlic and gently soften over a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
  4. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain well, return to the saucepan and mash with a potato masher along with plenty of salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil
  5. To your frying pan of veg add the sliced mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes.  Then add the soy mince and cook, stirring occasionally for a further 5 minutes
  6. Pour in the passata and veg stock then stir in the tomato puree, thyme and paprika.  Bring to the boil then add the petit pois and bubble for a final 2-3 minutes.  Carefully taste (it will be hot!) and season
  7. Tip the whole lot into a large serving dish, flattening evenly then spread the sweet potato mash over the top.  At this stage you can let it cool then chill and keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.  Alternatively pop into your warmed oven for 30 minutes until bubbling
  8. Serve immediately.  We like this with some simple steamed green vegetables and/or roast parsnips

Notes

  • If you chill this or want to reheat leftovers, cook for around 40 minutes and make sure it's piping hot in the middle before serving

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/vegetarian-shepherds-pie-with-sweet-potato-mash/