Winter Recipe – Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie

30 May Winter Recipe – Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie

This delicious shepherd’s pie is the perfect hearty and warm recipe to make for your family and friends this Winter.

This dish contains a wide variety of vegetables which ensures you are consuming your recommended daily intake and are receiving a wide variety of nutrients. Cauliflower and tomatoes are great sources of Vitamin C which helps strengthen our immune system, as well as Vitamin K which assists with blot clotting and is beneficial to our bone health. Potatoes are also rich in Vitamin C, and carrots are an excellent source of Vitamin A which is essential for our eye health and vision.

Not only is this recipe delicious but it is a perfect way to help keep healthy and well this cold and flu season!

Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie – Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 2 large carrots, cut into small sticks
• 1/2 cauliflower, broken into small florets
• 4 garlic gloves, finely sliced
• 1 rosemary sprig, leaves only, finely chopped
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 200g frozen peas
• 900g potatoes, cut into chunks
• 200ml milk

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 220/200C fan forced
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 10 minutes until soft, then stir in the flour and cook for a further 2 minutes.
3. Add the carrots, cauliflower, garlic and rosemary, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly until they begin to soften.
4. Tip the tomatoes into the vegetables along with a can full of water. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes, then remove the lid and cook for a further 10-15 minutes, until the sauce has thickened and vegetables have cooked. Stir in the peas and cook for a further minute.
5. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain then place back in the saucepan and mash. Stir through enough milk to reach a soft consistency, then add the remaining olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
6. Spoon the hot vegetable mix into a pie dish, top with the mashed potatoes and drag a fork lightly over the surface.
7. Place in the oven for a few minutes, until the top is a crisp golden brown.

Serve and Enjoy!

Issy White

In her final year of a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition Science

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Resources:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/winter-vegetable-pie