Name: Vegan Shepherd's Pie For Just 82p Per Portion
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 tin chickpeas; 1 tin lentils; 2 large potatoes; 3 sweet potatoes; 1 onion; 4 sundried tomatoes; 5 mushrooms; 2 carrots; 2 celery sticks; 2 garlic cloves; 300ml vegan stock; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 2 tbsp low cal spray

This lentil shepherd’s pie is great for the whole family

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If you are looking for a delicious vegan shepherd’s pie recipe that is cheap to make and easy to cook then this is for you.

This family recipe is perfect for those nights that you need your family to eat something healthy or even a meal to bulk out when guests come to dinner.

This is a great recipe that you can make advance by pre-chopping all the vegetables or buy as many as you can be frozen or tinned. We love using tinned and frozen vegetables as it means less prepping and you can just use the amount you need without them going off.

If you’re looking for more vegan cheap recipes that the whole family will love then have a look at:

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Vegan shepherd’s pie shopping list

This recipe takes about 10 minutes to prep and about 20 minutes to cook from start to finish. This recipe serves four people and can be frozen as leftovers to be enjoyed another night.

This comes in at just 82p a person for a family of four.

1 tin chickpeas 33p

1 tin lentils 55p

2 large potatoes 20p

3 sweet potatoes 47p

1 onion 8p

4 sundried tomatoes 20p

5 mushrooms 40p

2 carrots 14p

2 celery sticks 60p

2 garlic cloves 5p

300ml vegan stock 3p

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 6p

2 tbsp tomato puree 10p

2 tbsp low cal spray 10p

Total: £3.31 = 82p for a family of four

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Vegan shepherd’s pie recipe

Peel and chop your potatoes. Boil them for about 12 minutes or until soft. Then drain.

Heat some low cal spray over medium heat. Add your chopped carrots, onions and celery. Make sure they are cut in chucks. Cook for about 10 minutes or in till soft and tender.

Add the mushrooms, tomatoes and the chopped garlic. Fry them all off and add the puree and balsamic vinegar. Cook it all for 5 minutes.

Add lentils and chickpeas with the stock and cook for two minutes. Turn the heat off and add the lentil mix.

Make sure the oven is set to 200 degrees. Mash the potatoes with vegan butter and salt. Mash the potatoes over the lentil mix and fork the potatoes over.

Put it in the oven for 10 minutes. Then grill for 2 or 3 minutes in till the top is crispy.

This really is a lovely family recipe that anyone can cook.

Why not have some mixed vegetables with it to push up your intake? The sweet potato really does make this sweet for the kids too!

Laura x

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