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.
Wow, your sister can (was?) able to sleep through earthquakes! She must be a heavy sleeper!
Me, I wake up pretty easily, although not as easy as my step mother (she woke up just by a little, “ah!” by my half sister when she was just born)
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I love loading up a sweet potato as an easy dinner! I usually go the sweet route (yogurt, craisins, walnuts, cinnamon, etc) but this looks fantastic!
I am such a light sleeper. I can’t seem to sleep through anything! And I can’t fall asleep if there are any unusual lights on or noises going.
I was wondering how “sleepy” and “Sweet potatoes” went together! Looks awesome 🙂
That looks great, I will for sure have to try it soon! I am usually a heavy sleeper because when I do sleep I am usually really tired and sleep like a rock 😛
Please keep the non-dessert posts coming! I’m in love with your sweet potato black bean chili and cauliflower nuggets. I also loved making your CCK’s pineapple ginger stir-fry! 🙂
Four hours?!
Honestly, I’m jealous! I’m a chronic insomniac and get 2-3 hours of broken sleep a night.
This looks sooo good though! I think I’m going to try this but using half a kabocha squash instead. Please keep the non-dessert recipe ideas coming as well! Mmmmmmm.
Since sweet potatoes are my favorite food, I’ll definitely have to try a CCK version of them!!! Thanks for such a great recipe! Yum.
MMMM!!! They look fantastic!!!
I love the name of this, and I love sweet potatoes even more! I can’t wait to get my hands on some lentils and try this out.
I’m a horribly light sleeper, but I am trying to convince myself otherwise.