Tuesday 22 January - Vegetarian Shepherds Pie

George is off meat again - this happens every so often, and while I'm happy not to eat it, I find it difficult not to turn to cheese as the main component of every meal - not a the low fat option!

So, today we decided on a Vegetarian shepherds pie, using chick peas and lentils - there was talk of added quinoa, but the bulk wasn't required!

Started off by mashing some chick peas roughly, and adding a tin of lentils (never used tinned lentils before, but found some in the cupboard - a good standby I think!)

 

Next, a standard tomato sauce but starting with onions, garlic, chillies, carrots and mushrooms.

A packet of chopped tomatoes was added, along with chopped parsley, tomato puree and some wine. After a taste a dash of chilli sauce and tomato ketchup was added with the salt and pepper.

Once this had reduced a bit, the pulses were added, and it was poured into the serving dish. Topped with mashed potato, and a bit of grated cheese.

This was then baked until golden, and served with some broccoli and some extra gravy on the side.