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A close friend of mine loves to eat my vegetable pot pie with mashed potatoes on top. This recipe is a great way to find out why.
By Del Sroufe,
Ingredients
- 4 large russet potatoes (about 2 pounds), peeled and cut into large chunks
- Sea salt
- 2 large yellow onions, finely diced
- 3 large carrots, diced
- 3 cups frozen peas
- 3 cups frozen corn
- 4 cups frozen broccoli florets
- 6 tablespoons arrowroot powder
- 4 cups unsweetened, unflavored plant milk
- 1⁄4 cup nutritional yeast
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Chopped fresh chives, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place the potatoes in a large pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pot, and cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and drain off all but 2⁄3 cup of the cooking water. Use a masher to mash the potatoes well. Season with salt to taste, and set aside.
- Cook the onions and carrots in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent and beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add water 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time to keep the vegetables from sticking.
- Add the peas, corn, and broccoli. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the arrowroot powder with the plant milk in a medium bowl, and whisk until well blended. Add the mixture to the vegetables along with the nutritional yeast, and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer the vegetable mixture to a 9×13-inch pan. Spoon the mashed potatoes evenly over the top.
- Bake until bubbly and lightly browned, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with the chopped chives, if desired, and serve hot.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving (⅛ of recipe): 322 calories, 67 g carbohydrates, 14 g protein, 2.6 g total fat, 0.3 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 122 mg sodium, 10 g fiber, 9.3 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
Comments (19)
(5 from 12 votes)Thank you. I didn’t realize arrowroot was a thickener. I’ve only used it to stabilize scents from botanicals in potpourri and make them last longer.
Love this version of Shepherd Pie!! It's so easy to make and my husband (who is a very picky eater when it comes to vegetables) LOVES IT as well!
I put sauteed mushrooms in with the white sauce part then add to vegetables and go from there. A touch of garlic powder in mashed potatoes works wonders.
This is a family favorite and easy to make! I use whatever vegetables i have in the fridge.
Good base recipe but a bit bland. Next time will add more spices like garlic, rosemary and thyme. I used broccolini instead of broccoli which worked well. I followed the comment below and added paprika and parsley for color on top. With a few minor tweaks, this will work well and I think we’ll make it often. We always avoid salt and this recipe works just fine with extra pepper and no salt, if you add a little extra nutritional yeast.
This is an easy comfort food recipe that is fantastic! I am not vegan and I would eat these any day of the week when I am in the mood something warm and savory!
Recipe takes longer to prepare than I expected, allow an hour of prep before it goes in the oven. Use a wok or a LARGE pan for the veggies. I used fresh broccoli crowns. Diced the broccoli stems and sautéed with the onions & carrots but reserved the florets and used them as a bottom layer in the casserole so they didn't end up mushy. Based on previous reviews, I added 1 t thyme, 1 t oregano, 4T fresh chopped cilantro, 2 T minced garlic, 1/2 t sage to the veggies during the sauté. Sprinkled some salt, pepper & garlic powder into the mashed potatoes and sprinkled the top of the whole casserole with paprika and parsley to add color to the mashed potato topping. This is a lot of food for a family of 4. I would cut recipe in half next time to reduce leftovers.
So this recipe inspired us. We made it but added some seasoning to give it some much needed flavor ( the base recipe looks terribly bland). We add rosemary, thyme, sage , garlic, Trader Joe’s mushroom seasoning in addition to salt and pepper. We also indulged by adding impossible meat, but if you want a truly whole food recipe skip it or add tofu/ tempeh. It turned out awesome! A new favorite for sure!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Could tell by reading recipe it was going to require more seasoning . Thyme , garlic , black pepper and cilantro .
I always add garlic, rosemary and thyme to my shepherds pie. It's bland without it.
I had such high hopes for this one; sadly, it was a big, bland disappointment.
As much as I like Broccoli, dump it and add mushrooms.
Omg cant wait to try!! This sounds so good and pure and nutritional. I wonder if the oven part is important? does it change the tastes or something? Because the oven we have are really bad!
I used some umami seasoning from Trader Joe's (a mushroom salt blend) and added more nutritional yeast than called for. This added a lot of much needed savory flavor! Otherwise an excellent recipe.
Just the autumn comfort family dinner I was hoping for. Thank you!
We loved this recipe - I made a few modifications which made it easier and truly taste like a dish from a restaurant. I made a simple vegan crust for the bottom - that made it heavenly. I only needed one large onion. I used two small packages of frozen organic vegs, threw in a half package of cubed tofu while sautéing onion. The mashed potatoes on top were yummy! It only needed 30 minutes to bake at 375.
It was so bland. I had even added some minced garlic and onion powder to spice it up while cooking. I expected a savory flavor but it was just bleh. Will not be making this again.
Absolutely delicious! I replaced the nutritional yeast (not a fan) with soy sauce (1/8c) and used cornstarch instead of arrowroot and was not disappointed.
Delicious!!