Vegetable Shepherds Pie

Prepare

1. 🥄Add Ingredients:
2. 🔥12 cups chopped mixed vegetables
3. 🧂1 cup chopped fresh mushrooms

Steps

1. 🔥1 cup pearl onions
2. 🧂TOPPING:

Prepare

1. 🧂Preheat oven to 450°.

Cook

1. 🍳Bake potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet until tender, about 45 minutes.

Prepare

1. 🫇Let cool slightly, then peel.

Steps

1. 🍽️Press potatoes through a ricer, food mill, or colander into a large bowl.
2. 🌿Add butter; stir until well blended.
3. ✨Stir in milk.

Prepare

1. 🌿Season to taste with salt.

Steps

1. ✨FILLING:
2. 🥄Soak dried porcini in 3 cups hot water; set aside.

Prepare

1. 🥄Combine lentils, 1 garlic clove, 1 tsp.

Steps

1. 🔥salt, and 4 cups water in a medium saucepan.

Cook

1. 🧂Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils are tender but not mushy, 15–20 minutes.

Steps

1. 🍳Drain lentils and discard garlic.
2. 🫇Heat 3 Tbsp.
3. 🍽️oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat.

Cook

1. 🫇Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 12 minutes.

Prepare

1. 🍽️Add chopped garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Steps

1. 🌿Stir in tomato paste.

Cook

1. ✨Cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste is caramelized, 2–3 minutes.

Steps

1. 🥄Add bay leaves and wine; stir, scraping up any browned bits.
2. 🔥Stir in porcini, slowly pouring porcini soaking liquid into pan but leaving any sediment behind.

Cook

1. 🔥Bring to a simmer and cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes.
2. 🧂Stir in broth and cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, about 45 minutes.

Prepare

1. 🧂Strain mixture into a large saucepan and bring to a boil; discard solids in strainer.

Steps

1. 🍳Stir cornstarch and 2 Tbsp.
2. 🫇water in a small bowl to dissolve.

Prepare

1. 🫇Add cornstarch mixture; simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
2. 🍽️Whisk in miso.
3. 🌿Season sauce with salt and pepper.

Steps

1. 🍽️Set aside.

Prepare

1. 🌿Preheat oven to 450°.

Steps

1. ✨Toss vegetables and pearl onions with remaining 2 Tbsp.

Prepare

1. 🥄oil, 5 garlic cloves, and rosemary sprigs in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper.

Steps

1. 🔥Divide between 2 rimmed baking sheets.

Cook

1. 🧂Roast, stirring once, until tender, 20–25 minutes.

Steps

1. 🍳Transfer garlic cloves to a small bowl; mash well with a fork and stir into sauce.
2. 🫇Discard rosemary.
3. 🍽️DO AHEAD: Lentils, sauce, and vegetables can be made 1 day ahead.
4. 🌿Cover separately; chill.
5. ✨Arrange lentils in an even layer in a 3-qt.
6. 🥄baking dish; set dish on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.

Prepare

1. 🫇Toss roasted vegetables with fresh mushrooms and chopped herbs; layer on top of lentils.

Steps

1. 🍽️Pour sauce over vegetables.

Prepare

1. 🌿Spoon potato mixture evenly over.

Cook

1. ✨Bake until browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Steps

1. 🥄Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.