Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
Published on November 6, 2009 by chloejo · 8 CommentsAs 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, saute 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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Very nice! My boyfriend has been begging me for shepard’s pie lately. He will be very happy that I found this.
Wait a minute, are you referring to balls of fried fish instead of fish “sticks” or something much worse?
yay for healthy and cheap!
Made it and everybody ate it (all five of us — a rare event for ANYTHING we cook). Bravo! Thanks for the recipe.
making this tonight!
I have also made this with Soy Chorizo & it is scrumptious!!! Delish!
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