Description
Sweet Potato and Lentil Shepherd’s Pie: A comforting vegan, gluten-free main dish featuring a hearty lentil filling topped with creamy mashed sweet potatoes. This cozy plant-based classic delivers warm, satisfying flavors and nourishing ingredients in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup cooked green or brown lentils
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup frozen peas
Instructions
- Boil sweet potatoes in salted water until fork-tender. Drain, mash with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and carrots and sauté until softened.
- Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add lentils, vegetable broth, tomato paste, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes until thickened.
- Stir in peas and remove from heat.
- Spread lentil mixture into a baking dish and top evenly with mashed sweet potatoes.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes until lightly golden on top. Let rest briefly before serving.
Notes
- Make ahead: refrigerate leftovers up to 2 days; reheat well.
- It’s vegan and gluten-free. If needed, use gluten-free tomato paste.
- Want more veggies? Add mushrooms or zucchini to the filling.
- To freeze: assemble (without baking) and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw before baking and bake longer.
- Yields 4 servings.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop simmering and Oven-baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 9 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: Sweet Potato and Lentil Shepherd’s Pie, vegan shepherd's pie, gluten-free, plant-based comfort food, lentil pie, dairy-free, British comfort food, weeknight dinner