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Alternative Shepherds Pie Recipe


Alternative Shepherds Pie Recipe
This is a wonderful lacto-ovo vegetarian version of Shepherd's Pie that non-vegetarians love!

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Ingredients
  • 5 cups mashed potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, snipped fine
  • 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened (feel free to substitute neufchatel)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, or any cooking oil
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
  • 2 cups chopped broccoli
  • 1 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 1/2 pound tofu OR 1 cup of cooked garbanzos
  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 2 cups corn
  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
  • Paprika

Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine the mashed potatoes, 2 tablespoons of the butter, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, black pepper, parsley, and cream cheese. Set aside.
  3. Heat half the oil over medium heat and saute' the onions until the begin to turn translucent.
  4. Cut the tofu into 1/2 inch cubes and add to the pan with a bit more oil.
  5. Add the broccoli, bell pepper, basil, and 1 teaspoon of the tarragon. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat.
  6. Pour the vegetable & tofu mixture into a 9 x 13 inch pan.
  7. Heat about 1 tablespoon of the butter in a skillet and cook the mushrooms and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon tarragon. Remove from the heat.
  8. Add the corn and sour cream to the mushrooms. Layer on top of the vegetables in the pan.
  9. Cover the mushrooms with the mashed potatoes.
  10. Top the potatoes with the grated cheese.
  11. Top the grate cheese with a sprinkling of paprika.
  12. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes, and then uncovered for 10-15 minutes, until browned a bit on top.

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Comments


Good veggie dish


Sounds delicious! I like all the ingredients.


Sounds great!


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