RECIPE: Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
As a little girl from New York City visiting my family in Liverpool, England I ran to my Grandma’s little row house for two things; fish balls (fried fish balls) and shepherd’s pie. Neither healthy, both incredibly tasty and junk food-esque to the girl who grew up in a house of very healthy food and a Mom who was practically a gourmet Chef. Shepherd’s Pie in the UK is like Macaroni and Cheese in the US, it’s a staple that most families eat at least once a week. Cheap, easy to make, warm, and filling - it’s an easy sell to the entire family. One caveat; it’s full of fat, cholesterol, danger (chopped beef often carries the most germs and diseases - many times coming from numerous different slaughterhouses) and cruelty (chopped beef - the lowest quality meat - usually comes from spent dairy cows). It’s an easy decision to make the switch when faced with a wonderful vegan version below! Get cooking and stay cozy, Ducky.
This pie is the perfect comfort food for a cool fall evening. Add your own spices to suit your taste. 
4 medium potatoes, diced
2 Tbsp. margarine (we love “Earth Balance”)
1/4 cup soy milk or liquid nondairy creamer
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
12 oz. faux ground beef-style crumbles
1 10.5-oz. can Campbells mushroom gravy (or 1 1/4 cups prepared vegetarian gravy of your choice)
1 6-oz. can (or chopped fresh) mixed peas and carrots, drained
Salt, garlic powder, pepper, and cayenne, to taste
- Boil the potatoes for 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain and mash with the margarine and soy milk or nondairy creamer. Season with salt and pepper.
- In a medium pan, sauté the onion in the oil until translucent.
- In a medium bowl, mix the cooked onions, faux beef crumbles, mushroom gravy, peas and carrots, and spices. Pour into a pie pan. Top the crumble mixture with the potatoes, spreading to the edges.
- Bake in a 350°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the potatoes are browned and the crumble mixture bubbles out the edges.
Makes 6 to 9 servings
via vegcooking.com
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(11.06.2009 9:53 am)Very nice! My boyfriend has been begging me for shepard’s pie lately. He will be very happy that I found this.
(11.06.2009 11:36 am)Wait a minute, are you referring to balls of fried fish instead of fish “sticks” or something much worse?
(11.06.2009 2:50 pm)yay for healthy and cheap!
(11.07.2009 12:02 pm)Made it and everybody ate it (all five of us — a rare event for ANYTHING we cook). Bravo! Thanks for the recipe.
(11.08.2009 9:14 pm)making this tonight!
(11.10.2009 10:34 am)I have also made this with Soy Chorizo & it is scrumptious!!! Delish!
(11.10.2009 11:40 am)What are some good tasting, nicely textured ground soy products? The only one that I’ve tried and absolutely loved is Soyrizo brand. Any others?? Thanks
(11.10.2009 12:50 pm)