As I mentioned in a previous post, my roommate Emily gave up meat for Lent and we’ve been taking turns cooking for each other once or twice a week.
I get a lot of requests to show examples of actual meals I eat (as opposed to just the desserts); therefore I thought I’d post about our dinner last night.
For more examples of how I eat, see: My Non-Dessert Recipes.
Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie?
I initially wanted to make a real shepherd’s pie, topping my Bread-Free Vegan Stuffing recipe with mashed sweet potato and then baking. But life got busy, and there was no time for the extra baking step. So I settled on a “deconstructed” shepherd’s pie. It was so absolutely delicious that now I don’t think I’ll ever bother trying the longer version!
(Unpictured, I also had Ezekiel toast and a larger serving of the lentil filling.)
Sleepy Sweet Potatoes
(deconstructed Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie)
- 1 medium onion, sliced (175g)
- 1-2 cups spinach (I used 60g)
- 2-4 carrots, cut into coins (I used 140g, but feel free to use more)
- 1/2 can diced tomatoes
- Optional: 1 zucchini, cut in coins (I used 280g, but I steamed 1/2 separately and mixed them in later.)
- 1 stalk celery, cut into coins (I used 65g)
- 1/2 cup to 1 cup cooked lentils, drained and mashed (I used 110g Westbrae)
- 1 1/2 tsp dry basil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup water
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil (You can omit this, but you’ll lose the yummy, buttery taste!)
Heat oil, then add carrots, zucchini, onion, and celery. Cook a few minutes (like 10), then add spinach, lentils, spices, and tomato. Cook 2 more minutes. Add the water, bring to a boil, then cover and lower to simmer for 45-50 minutes, or until the carrots are soft and stuffing is flavorful. Without the optional ingredients, this makes around 3 cups, or around 2 servings. Serve with rice, polenta, or roasted potatoes or yams.
Laura says
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a sweet potato…yum!
I’m a ridiculously light sleeper. I can’t imagine sleeping through an alarm or ringing phone!
Charissa says
This looks so good! I will have to make this!
[email protected] with Arthritis says
I’m such a fan of sweet potatoes and veggie chilli so I’ll try this. I like hummus or pb on sweet potatoes too – is that weird?
Super sleepy myself right now, probably going to fall asleep head first into my cereal bowl…
T says
Yum that looks GREAT! Can’t find sweet potatoes anywhere in Serbia and I’m missing them a ton.
I would add thyme to the mix as well…
LizAshlee says
There are a few colors I haven’t seen on this blog…it’s usually just that dark chocolate color..hehe…looks like a great recipe…thanks for sharing!
Justine Duppong @ Life With Cheeseburgers says
Loooove sweet potatoes. 🙂 Although, I have to have them with cinnamon!
Oh and–I wake up at the drop of a pin!
Erin says
Thank you for posting this! I tried it yesterday (I modified it a bit with what I had available in the kitchen) and it was delish! http://gradliving-erin.blogspot.com/2012/03/sweetness.html
Elizabeth @ Chocolate Drops and Pearls says
I am the world’s lightest sleeper. Not only do I wake up to the slightest sound but I’ll wake up in the middle of the night for no reason! I woke up just last night at 2am out of the blue!
Brittany says
I never was a light sleeper until I moved in with boyfriend three years ago who lives next to train tracks AND an airport. After a horrible adjustment period, I can now sleep like a rock
Sarah says
I have trouble w/ leftovers as well, sometimes I freeze them, however I never have a problem getting rid of pumkin bc it is my fav waffle and pancake flavors!
Sarah says
ha, thought I replied to the chz cake recipe! ;D
Megan says
I finally got to try this for dinner tonight and it was DELICIOUS!!! And so colorful. I took a picture of all the veggies cooking in the pan and I couldn’t resist taking a picture of my dinner plate, too 🙂 Isn’t it funny that today also happened to be a sort of dreary day? Kind of like the day you described in your post. I guess I was just in the need of some color! Thank you so much for the idea!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
It’s always a dreary day when I have the BEST things to photograph.
Oh well… at least the dreariness can’t mess up taste, which is more important anyway, right? 😉
LouAnne says
Yum!! I’ll be making this for dinner tonight… since I’m sleepy and have all the ingredients on hand. 🙂
Rhaina says
Great recipe! My mom, who never likes the vegetarian recipes I make, loved it. I added some mushrooms, which were delicious with the lentils.
Laurie says
Hi Katie, This sounds awesome. Do you know what the nutritional information on this would be?
Jessica Adkins says
Do you know why I love you?! Everything is so easy,appealing, and tasty! Thanks so much for helping my family be healthy 🙂 loving the non-dessert entry’s!
Tamra says
Can I put all of these ingredients into a crockpot and get the same results? Can I find cooking times for sweet potatoes somewhere on your site?
mike says
Hello Friends,
Please advice me if sweet yam (with soy milk ) help sleep well?
Thank you very much for your advice.
Sincerely,
mike
Emily says
haha i know this comment is really late but i had to respond to the QOTD 🙂
i am a super deep sleeper, apparently when i was a little kid i slept through my dad accidentally setting of the fire alarm! but somehow my moms voice always manages to wake me up.
ps. these potatoes look so good!!!
BakeMeABallerina says
I know it’s pretty intuitive, but the potatoes are not listed
Jennifer says
This was so yummy! I’m not always a fan of lentils but I loved this recipe 🙂
Danielle says
This recipe brings back such good memories… one of my favorites ever.
5/5
5/5
Anonymous says
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Thanks so much