S and I do a meat free meal one night a week. It happens to be Monday, for #MeatlessMonday. There are many movements, like #SundaySupper but meatless, that promote eating one meatless meal a week. Even Paul McCartney - ya know...as in the BEATLES Paul McCartney - has a meat free website. Imagine that!
I don't know why we started doing a meatless meal. Well, I don't REMEMBER why. I KNOW why; it's healthy. Those that follow a low meat diet have lower risk of cancer, reduce heart disease, fight diabetes, curb obesity, and improve your diet. Ya know. All that good stuff.
S wanted to do a fish day every week, but fish in this area isn't always fresh, and isn't always tasty. Unless you pay a small fortune, it's frozen fish at beast; not the tastiest of choices.
I suggested a meatless meal one night a week. He was game for trying it out. That was quite a few months ago. I didn't think it would stick, but it has. I am enjoying trying to come up with recipes that aren't cliche vegetarian meals like eggplant Parmesan, numerous tofu concoctions, and just plain ole veggies.
I'm trying to make meals that we would normally eat with meat into a form of meat free mail. I've made eggplant sloppy joes, portobello wellingtons, Greek style pizza, and red pepper & quinoa enchiladas. Those are just a few of the adventures we've had in doing a meatless meal one day a week.
I honestly thought it would peter out; we'd get bored or he'd be starving, but with meals like this one? How can you NOT want to dive right into that mash potato-y, tomato-y, lentil-y goodness topped with mushrooms and veggies? So, try it! Try a meatless meal one day a week and see how you feel. You'd be amazed at the health benefits alone of cutting those 6 to 8 ounces of meat out of your diet.
Make sure to scroll down and check out the rest of the #SundaySupper selection of meatless meals!
Mushroom and Lentil Cottage Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup lentils, dried
- 3 cups mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup onions, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 12 ounces tomato paste
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 cups potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1/3 cup skim milk
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- salt and pepper to taste
- 14 ounces mixed vegetables, drained
- Soak lentils in a large bowl of water 8 hours or overnight. Drain. Place in a large pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until lentils are tender. Drain and set aside.
- Return the pot to the stove, coat with cooking spray, and heat on high. Add mushrooms, garlic and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms have released their juices.
- Combine vegetable broth with the tomato paste and stir well to combine.
- Add the lentils, broth mixture, and thyme to the pot. Simmer until thickened. Remove thyme sprigs and keep warm.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place the potatoes in a pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Cook until fork tender. Drain.
- Place the potatoes in a mixing bowl. Add the butter and stir until melted. Lightly mash the potatoes with the blades of a hand mixer, then beat until the potatoes are light and fluffy, adding milk, salt and pepper as needed.
- Pour the lentil mixture into a 9 by 13 baking dish. Top with the vegetables then the potatoes; making sure to spread the potatoes to the edge of the pan. Bake at 350 for 30 to 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Allow to cool slightly before serving.
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