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Easy, delicious and full of fab ingredients, this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest…and the perfect way to celebrate organic food!

Easy, delicious and full of fab ingredients, this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest and the perfect way to celebrate #OrganicSeptember.

What kind of food makes you happy? For me, I would say it’s proper comfort food – which is one of the reasons why this time of year is my favourite. After months of eating salads and cold food, I finally feel I can indulge in all my favourites again: stews, curries, tagines, mac n cheese…and comforting pies topped with wodges of creamy mashed potatoes or crisp puff pastry. Want to indulge with me…check out my all new collection of Easy Peasy Comfort Food – all delicious, warming and comforting recipes, but just as easy peasy as you’d expect from me!

Easy, delicious and full of fab ingredients, this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest and the perfect way to celebrate #OrganicSeptember.

But it’s not just the type of food that makes me happy, it’s just as much about the ingredients I use and the people I share it with too.

It makes me happy to spend time in the kitchen each evening knowing I am going to be sharing it with my lovely little family and it makes me happy creating big feasts at the weekend to share with friends too.

And when it comes to ingredients, it makes me happy to use the very best I can afford for my family. I try to cook from scratch most days, as then I know exactly what is going into my food, and I always try to buy the best quality ingredients that we can afford.

Yeo Valley Organic Produce

I nearly always buy organic dairy and meat as I want to be sure that the animals have been looked after in a kind and responsible way and, though I don’t buy organic veg quite as often, I am always reminded why I should when I taste them…they taste so much better than their non-organic counterparts. And as a total foodie a heart, good tasting food makes me very happy indeed! It also gives me peace of mind to know that there are fewer pesticides, no artificial colours and preservatives and no GM  ingredients in organic food. And that organic animals are always free range and farmers have to adhere to a strict code of ethics, including no routine use of antibiotics.

Clearspring Products

As you are probably aware, September is #OrganicSeptember, a time to celebrate the wonderfulness of organic food. This year I have joined up with Organic UK to help promote their ‘Organic. Feed Your Happy’ Campaign. They would love you to share food that makes you happy on social media using the hashtag #FeedYourHappy.

Organic. Feed Your Happy Logo

Sara Cox, one of the UK’s most loved BBC presenters, is the ambassador of the ‘Organic. Feed Your Happy’ Campaign. Sara will also be sharing her happy food stories in a selection of short films. You can find out more about the campaign and organic food on the Organic. Feed Your Happy Website.

Sara Cox - ambassador for Organic Feed Your Happy campaign

To celebrate #OrganicSeptember and the #FeedYourHappy Campaign I am sharing my recipe for Lentil Shepherd’s Pie…this really is the kind of comfort food I love to share with my family and which really makes me very happy indeed. It is also the kind of dish that really shows off shows off organic food to the max. I’ve used lovely organic milk, butter and a splash of cream from Yeo Valley in the mash. For the filling I’ve used organic veg, lentils, and for an extra touch of umami loveliness, some Clearspring Organic Tamari – which adds extra richness and depth to this delicious vegetarian shepherd’s pie.

Easy, delicious and full of fab ingredients, this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest and the perfect way to celebrate #OrganicSeptember.

Lentil Shepherd's Pie #FeedYourHappy

I also have two, yes TWO boxes of fab organic Clearspring goodies to giveaway to two of my lucky readers to help #FeedYourHappy! You will find all the details of how to enter at the bottom of this post – good luck!! And don’t forget to share your images of the food that makes you happy on social media using the hashtag #FeedYourHappy. [Sorry, giveaway now closed.]

WIN one of 2 Clearspring organic goodie boxes worth £40 each!!

 

Easy, delicious and full of fab ingredients, this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest and the perfect way to celebrate #OrganicSeptember.
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Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Easy, delicious and full of fab ingredients, this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest and the perfect way to celebrate organic food!

Recipe Type Main Course, Pie
Cuisine British
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Serves 4 people
Calories 536 kcal
Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Shepherd’s Pie Filling

  • 25 g butter (I used Yeo Valley)
  • 1 leek sliced
  • 150 g chestnut mushrooms diced
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed or grated
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 200 g dried green lentils
  • 2 tins chopped tomatoes
  • 200 ml water
  • 6 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce (I used Clearspring tamari)

Shepherd’s Pie Topping

  • 750 g potatoes chopped into 2cm cubes
  • 25 g butter (I used Yeo Valley)
  • 100 ml milk (I used Yeo Valley whole milk)
  • 50 ml double cream (I used Yeo Valley)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 50 g cheddar cheese
Metric - US Customary

Method

  1. Melt 25g butter in a large pan. Add the leeks and fry on a low heat for 3 minutes with the lid on. Add the mushrooms and garlic and turn the heat up a little. Fry for 2 more minutes with the lid off, until the mushrooms have a little colour.
  2. Add the carrots, lentils, tomatoes, water and tamari and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile place the potatoes in a pan of salted boiling water and bring back to the boil. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are soft.

  4. Once the potatoes are simmering, preheat you oven to 220C / 200C / gas mark 7 / 425F.

  5. When the potatoes are cooked, drain them and return them to the pan. Add the remaining 25g butter, plus the milk, cream, salt and pepper, and mash until soft and creamy.
  6. Place the filling in a large oven proof dish and top with the creamy mash. Sprinkle over the cheese and place in your preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until bubbling and brown on top. Serve just as it is or with extra veg, such as peas, sweetcorn or cabbage.

Notes

Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts
Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 536 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 59mg 20%
Sodium 1743mg 73%
Potassium 1669mg 48%
Total Carbohydrates 64g 21%
Dietary Fiber 21g 84%
Sugars 5g
Protein 26g 52%
Vitamin A 123%
Vitamin C 34.6%
Calcium 24.9%
Iron 62.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

Clearspring Organic Goodie Box Giveaway!! [SORRY, GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED]

Want to #FeedYourHappy even more with a chance to win a fabulous Organic Goodie Box? Then read on…

WIN one of 2 Clearspring organic goodie boxes worth £40 each!!

Clearspring produce authentic, wholesome, easy to prepare and great tasting organic foods, including many delicious Japanese ingredients. Their products are produced to traditional recipes using good quality ingredients, which don’t compromise on flavour or ethics. It is their mission to get organic food back on the table, so you can enjoy the same quality of foods that your grandparents did.

And they have given me not one, but TWO boxes full of organic goodies to give away on my blog!!

Each box is worth £40 and contains the following:

  • Organic Gluten Free 100% Brown Rice Wide Noodles
  • Organic Coconut Oil (Unrefined & Raw)
  • Organic Apple Cider Vinegar with The Mother
  • Organic Seaveg Crispies (Original)
  • Organic Seaveg Crispies (Chilli)
  • Snack Organic Tamari Roasted Sicilian Almonds
  • Snack Organic Tamari Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
  • Snack Organic Tamari Roasted Cashew Nuts
  • Clearspring Jute Bag
  • Organic Japanese Tamari Soya Sauce
  • Organic Japanese Tofu
  • Organic Japanese Umami Paste with Ginger
  • Japanese Organic Matcha Shot
  • Organic Japanese Brown Rice Miso Paste

 

How to enter this fabulous Clearspring giveaway…

All you have to do to enter is write a comment in the comments section at the bottom of this post and visit my Facebook page, then complete the Rafflecopter widget to say you’ve done it. If you want to, you can get extra bonus entries too! Just follow the instructions in the widget below.

 

Help! I’ve never used Rafflecopter before…What do I do?

Rafflecopter is a little widget that allows me to run a kind of raffle on my website, except instead of entering by buying a raffle ticket, you enter by doing things such as commenting, following me on Twitter and visiting my Facebook page.

For one entry, all you have to do is answer this simple question: What kind of food make you happy? Then for a further entry, simply visit my Facebook page.

And don’t forget to complete the Rafflecopter widget to say you’ve done these things or they won’t count!

Once you’ve done this, the Rafflecopter will unlock all the other ways you can enter, but don’t worry – you don’t have to do them all (though I’ll love you forever if you do 🙂 and remember, the more entries you make, the more chance you have of winning!)  When the competition closes, the little widget will work its magic and select a winning name at random. I will then contact the winner via email to arrange for the Clearspring goodie box to be sent to you.

If you have any trouble at all, please ask via the comments below and I will do my best to help you. Good luck!

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

The small print…

The prizes are two Clearspring Organic Goodie Boxes, each worth £40 and will be sent to the two winners by the ‘Organic. Feed Your Happy’ Campaign
The competition organiser reserves the right to substitute any product in the organic goodie box, if that product becomes unavailable
The photographs in this blog post are for illustration purposes only and do not represent the exact prize
There are only two prizes and there will only be two winners
There is no cash alternative
Entry is via the Rafflecopter widget only
The winner will be selected at random by the Rafflecopter widget
The prize can only be sent to a mainland UK address
Once the prize has been sent, neither Easy Peasy Foodie nor the ‘Organic. Feed Your Happy’ Campaign can be held responsible for any loss or damage to the parcel during transit
The Rafflecopter giveaway will close at midnight on Thursday 21st September
The randomly selected winner will be contacted by email within 48 hours of the giveaway closing
The winner will have 7 days to respond, otherwise a new winner will be drawn
The giveaway is free to enter

 

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Easy, delicious and full of fab ingredients, this Lentil Shepherd’s Pie is comfort food at its finest and the perfect way to celebrate #organicfood! #organic #eatorganic #vegetarian #glutenfree #shepherdspie #vegetarianshepherdspie #lentilshepherdspie #OrganicSeptember

 

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Disclosure

This is a collaborative post. To find out more about collaborative posts, please read my Disclosure Page. For more information on Organic UK and the #FeedYourHappy Campaign check out the Organic. Feed Your Happy Website.

 

Disclaimer

The content of this blog represents the views of the author only and is her sole responsibility. The European Commission and Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) do not accept any responsibility for any use that may be made from the information it contains.

 

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  3. Sally Collingwood says

    8th September 2017 at 12:09 pm

    I like a hot cooked dinner, it could be a cottage pie and veg or a roast dinner, but it muct have lots of fresh veg, particulary like carrots and cabbage. Always puts me in a good mood.

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  5. Corina says

    8th September 2017 at 1:52 pm

    This lentil shepherds pie looks delicious! I also love to start eating more stews and hot food at this time of year, especially homemade curries as they are probably my favourite thing to eat. Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice

    Reply

  7. Gill Barwood says

    8th September 2017 at 2:11 pm

    Something delicious, healthy and homemade with lots of vegetables. In this weather it would be homemade french onion soup, with homemade croutons and lots of meted cheese on top. In better weather a massive salad of lots of different vegetables, topped with some feta cheese

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  9. Petra says

    8th September 2017 at 2:46 pm

    Love your Shepherd’s pie, looks really delicious! I actually already use Clearspring’s tamari sauce but would love to try more of their products.
    What type of food makes me happy… I think nothing can beat porridge for me. It’s so nice and comforting in the morning, delicious with cinnamon and homemade elderberry sauce.

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  11. Mandy says

    8th September 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Hmm. In a way all food makes me happy because it’s what I spend most of my time thinking about! But I do feel better when I eat lots of whole foods and I have a particular thing for nut butters with chopped fruit.

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  14. Jan Beal says

    8th September 2017 at 4:29 pm

    I love homely dishes like shepherds pie. I can’t wait to try your recipe as this dish can lend itself to so many different flavours. It’s my go-to when I need comfort food to make me feel happy

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  19. Jo says

    8th September 2017 at 8:26 pm

    Got to be homemade but roasted veg and a crispy roast chicken always make me happy. The skin crisped to perfection?

    Great giveaway Hun jo @modernfoodstories (previously paleocrust.com)

    Reply

  28. Solange says

    9th September 2017 at 5:01 am

    Most food makes me happy but I particularly like Shepherds Pie, Macaroni Cheese, Lasagne, Spaghetti Bolognese and roast lamb or chicken.

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  30. Jo Allison - Jo's Kitchen Larder says

    9th September 2017 at 9:04 am

    Love your Lentil Shepherd’s Pie Eb! Beautiful and oh so comforting, my sort of food of sure!
    Sunday roast of any kind always makes me happy. It’s all about gorgeous food but also happy feeling of family gathering round the table, no rush, time to chat and laugh together. Perfect! x

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  31. Corinne Wright says

    9th September 2017 at 9:23 am

    I totally agree with you! Love this time of year for all the lovely comfort food. I’m sick of salad now. One of our favourite dishes is a good hearty beef stew, actually making one for our Sunday dinner. Can’t wait, yum!

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  32. Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says

    9th September 2017 at 10:55 am

    Just like you it’s undoubtedly comfort food – whether that’s a vegetarian shepherd’s pie with lovely creamy potatoes like you’ve shared here, pizza, lasagne or even a generous slice of chocolate brownie or cheesecake!
    Angela x
    PS, sorry I didn’t pop round yesterday afternoon for a read, Furball & I were feeling particularly wiery! I think it’s the change of seasons cos I now feel like I might be getting a bit of lurgey!!

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  34. Bev B says

    9th September 2017 at 11:51 am

    Your shepherd’s pie sounds tasty! There’s something so comforting about mashed, creamy potato. Am always comforted by nostalgic dishes like rhubarb crumble and leek and potato soup.

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  38. Vicky says

    9th September 2017 at 2:39 pm

    I’m a huge fan of lentil pie and make one at least once a week in the Winter months, I’ll have to try your recipe in the coming few weeks (though I will make it vegan), lentil pie is definitely my favourite comfort food (apart from chocolate!).

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  46. Hazel Rea says

    10th September 2017 at 12:35 pm

    Home made food cooked from scratch makes me happy – I know the quality, and source, of the ingredients and indeed what the ingredients are.

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  53. Sophie Hudson says

    10th September 2017 at 8:14 pm

    Cheese is what makes me happy. Particularly a good brie, or something made with goats’ milk. It makes me do a little happy shuffle.

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  55. Jacqui Bellefontaine says

    10th September 2017 at 10:23 pm

    What a great giveaway. I try to use as many organic ingredients as I can but sometimes price makes a difference. But like you always try to use organic dairy stuff.

    Shepherds pie and vegetarian variations like this are always popular in our house. I find lentils are a great way of padding out mince to mke it go further too.

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  56. Catherine Pridmore says

    10th September 2017 at 11:48 pm

    It’s getting towards soup season and porridge season, both of which make me very happy. Porridge with seeds and dried fruit is the best way to start the day and homemade vegetable soup makes a lovely lunch.

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  64. astrid c says

    12th September 2017 at 6:43 am

    actually just healthy food, lots of fresh fruit and veg, i have a young son nd need to be in good health to keep up with him x

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  71. katr says

    12th September 2017 at 7:45 pm

    My comfort food has to be either a roast dinner, or a very crispy jacket potato with spicy beans and lashings of cheese and butter witha bit of red onion on the side for bite.

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  87. rebecca h says

    14th September 2017 at 8:12 pm

    Big bowls of food we can all make together! One pot soups and stews or curries where we all gather in the kitchen and help chop and prepare, taste and season and stand around chatting!

    Reply

  94. Cherry Edwards says

    14th September 2017 at 9:52 pm

    Great British food like roast chicken, slow cooked lamb shanks, Shepherds pie, stew and dumplings, fish and chips, crumble and custard

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  108. Jo Carroll says

    15th September 2017 at 10:59 am

    Food that makes me most happy isn’t necessarily fancy dishes…quick comfort food such as a nice jacket potato or a simple soup can be really comforting. I guess the saying ‘I know what I like’ often applies. x

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  121. Yolanda Davis says

    15th September 2017 at 7:23 pm

    when it’s cold outside proper homemade comfort food makes me happy. things like shepheards pie, liver & baco, stew n dumplings and soups.

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  148. Angela Walton says

    18th September 2017 at 5:07 pm

    traditional food that reminds me of dinners my mum made when I was a kid. Sausage and mash, cottage pie, toad in the whole, Sunday Roast, fish fingers and chips. Ahhh I’m all nostalgic now

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  149. Mary H says

    18th September 2017 at 5:09 pm

    I love vegetarian comfort food like this! I don’t like fake meat so always use lentils or chickpeas and dishes turn out so nice.

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  159. Laura Jeffs says

    19th September 2017 at 3:49 pm

    Healthy and tasty vegan food makes me happy, really love fresh salads and fresh fruit..On the other hand, pizza also makes me equally happy 😉

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  162. Steph o'shea says

    19th September 2017 at 4:40 pm

    I love good hearty comfort food wether it be a classic bolognese, chilli or a curry but my favourite for the upcoming cold days is a dublin coddle done in the slow cooker with a good chunk of buttered crusty bloomer.. mmmm

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  180. Fiona jk42 says

    20th September 2017 at 2:52 pm

    Any food that tastes delicious makes me happy, I’m even happier if I didn’t have to cook it! Luckily my husband loves cooking.

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  184. Veronica Lopez-Smith says

    20th September 2017 at 5:03 pm

    Most definitely two kinds of food: japanese food and anything with rice or on the other side of the world a good cottage pie

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  207. Carly Belsey says

    21st September 2017 at 5:15 am

    I’ll be honest I dont do it more than once a week but cooking from scratch makes me very happy. I wish I had the routine and time to do it everyday. It makes me feel good if my family are eating something I have made

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  209. Audra bland says

    21st September 2017 at 7:15 am

    In autumn I practically live off scouse (casserole) home made pies, mountains of fresh mashed potatoes lots of yummy vegetables and home made apple pies and crumbles with thick custard ?

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  210. marie miles says

    21st September 2017 at 7:32 am

    stodgy winter comfort foods make me happy, things like beef stew and dumplings or casseroles with plenty of veggies. or a roast dinner with all the trimmings and gravy. i also love chilli con carnie and spaghetti bologanaise i actually love all food. but what makes me happy is winter warmers, nice stodgy and very satisfying to eat.

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  212. Karen Richards says

    21st September 2017 at 8:33 am

    Good wholesome homemade food. My partner is coeliac so cook in a different way now. Our favourite is shepherds pie with a sweet potato topping(as he can’t have mashed potato either), chilli con carne, homemade curry and chicken breasts with a homemade tomato & red pepper sauce. Like to make more and freeze some as well so sometimes I can have days with no cooking.

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  215. Samantha Fell says

    21st September 2017 at 9:14 am

    I love fruity savory dishes anything with pineapple lol and vegetarian I love pineapple fried rice I make it for my kids a lot x

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  233. Miss Tracy Hanson says

    21st September 2017 at 1:09 pm

    The hearty ones, but my favourite is my Mum’s beef stroganoff. 🙂 She makes it with white wine though not brandy.

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  255. Stephanie says

    21st September 2017 at 9:49 pm

    This shepherd’s pie looks really yummy. I haven’t really cooked much with lentils but I’d definitely give it a go now with this recipe. I also like that it’s gluten free, so that’s a bonus. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to making it myself!

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  259. Tammy Stevenson says

    21st September 2017 at 10:31 pm

    For me it is a good old Irish stew but it’s got to be thick. Nothing can beat it in the winter, it’s even better with fresh bread!

    Reply

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