Guinness Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie

Name: Guinness Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 yellow onion - diced; 3 cloves minced garlic; 1 lb mushrooms - sliced; 1/2 cup frozen peas; 2 medium-sized carrots sliced into rounds; 2-3 tablespoons of flour; 1 cup Guinness Extra Stout beer; 1 cup vegetable stock; 1 tablespoon smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 tablespoon thyme leaves; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup parsley or chives for garnish; 2 lb Russet potatoes diced; 6 tbsp vegan butter; 1/2 cup oat milk (plain and unsweetened); 3 cloves garlic; Sea salt; Freshly ground black pepper

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Shepherd’s pie is notorious for making mealtime quick, easy, and plentiful.

Made with cheesy potatoes, carrots, onions, gravy, and all of the ingredients you can count on to comfort you – this vegetarian Shepherd’s pie is a great meatless substitute.

Whether you’re looking for something satisfying for a simple St. Patrick’s Day dinner idea, Sunday dinner idea, or a meal that you can count on throughout your busy week, Shepherd’s pie is a great option.

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What’s A Good Meat Substitute For Shepherd’s Pie?

Although a traditional Shepherd’s pie originated from actual Shepherds who look after sheep, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the same hearty taste without the meat. A traditional Shepherd’s pie uses lamb, while a cottage pie uses beef.

This recipe calls for mushrooms as a substitute for the lamb and/or beef, without compromising the original taste.

What Do You Need To Make A Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie?

For this recipe, you’ll only need a few ingredients that include:

– Mushrooms

– Frozen Corn

– Frozen Peas

– Onions

– Bell Pepper

– Celery

– Tomato Paste

– Vegetable Broth

– Milk (I used Oat Milk)

– Guinness Extra Stout Beer

– Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

Do You Have To Use Guinness Beer In Shepherd’s Pie?

You can omit the beer and add red wine instead, or omit the alcohol altogether if you’d like. To make the vegetarian version of a traditional Irish Shepherd’s pie, I used Guinness beer to keep the flavor.

This recipe was also made in our household especially for St. Patrick’s Day, which made the cause for beer extra important. Ha!

How Do You Make Shephard’s Pie?

Shepherd’s pie is super easy to make and you only need a pot for the potatoes and a pan for the veggies.

Boil your potatoes until tender with a fork. Sprinkle with salt, half a cup of parmesan cheese, butter and a few tablespoons of milk. Mash with a potato masher, add more seasoning to taste and set aside. You want your potatoes on the thicker side.

While your potatoes are boiling or cooling, you can get the veggies for your Shepherd’s Pie started.

In a warm cast iron skillet, heat your olive oil or butter, add your onions for about five minutes, or until translucent.

Add your mushrooms, celery, bell pepper and carrots and simmer until veggies are soft. I like to add the carrots last so that they can soak up some of the water the mushrooms give off, making them perfectly soft by the time the rest of the veggies are tender.

Add your garlic, seasoning, tomato paste, flour and stir. The mixture will be clumpy due to the flour and tomato paste.

Now add your vegetable broth and Guinness beer (or wine) and stir. Simmer until the vegetable mixture thickens.

Once the vegetable mixture has had time to thicken, top with mashed potatoes. Using a fork, create a pattern over the top of the pan. Sprinkle with more parmesan cheese and bake in the oven at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.