But what if Shepherd’s Pie wrapped Quinoa up in his big, fluffy, mashy coat and brought her along as his date?  Dressed in a peppercorn and mushroom gravy dress, suddenly she’d be all voluptuous and soothing whilst still retaining her healthy, low-fat, high-protein body underneath.  Stealth moves, baby!

Here’s how to get Quinoa past the bouncers at your place.  Saucy splashes optional.
 

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Quinoa & Mushroom Gravy Shepherd's Pie

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Author Rebecca Weller - Vegan Sparkles

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa I used red, rinsed
• 1 small brown onion peeled and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 400 g/14oz mushrooms sliced (I used swiss brown)
• 1 large carrot peeled and chopped into 1cm pieces
• 1 large handful green beans trimmed and chopped into 2cm long pieces
• Puff Pastry check ingredients to find one that is vegan
• 2-4 tbsp gravy powder I used Gravox
• 3-4 cups vegetable stock/broth
• 2 tbsp vegan margarine
• 5 potatoes peeled and chopped

Instructions

• In a large pot, sauté the mushrooms, onion and garlic in vegan margarine for 3 – 5 minutes, until onions are translucent.
• Reduce heat, add 3 cups vegetable stock and allow to simmer for 30 minutes (to intensify the mushroom flavour).
• In a second saucepan, bring several cups of water to the boil. Add potatoes and simmer until potatoes are soft. Drain water and mash potatoes, adding a little vegan margarine and salt & pepper to taste.
• Pre-heat oven to 190C.
• Add quinoa, carrots and beans to the mushroom pot and simmer for another 10 minutes, stirring often. If the mixture becomes too dry, add more vegetable stock.
• Add gravy powder to the quinoa mixture a little at a time and stir until it reaches desired consistency. Season with salt & lots of cracked pepper.
• Press pastry into a greased baking tin and fill with the quinoa mixture. Top with mashed potato and a spray of oil (optional).
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the potato peaks are a lovely golden colour.

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