Weekend breakfasts in our home have to be special, like this vegan breakfast casserole. But they also have to be quick because who wants to spend all morning in the kitchen? A dish like this Vegan Breakfast Shepherd’s Pie is exactly what I love to make. The pie has a richly flavored, savory filling of vegan sausage and herbs and on top goes a layer of mashed potatoes that bakes up crispy and yummy! There is a healthy amount of protein and fiber in each serving. It’s a delicious, nutritious and extremely kid-friendly breakfast, so you’ll be ticking all of the boxes at once. Try it, and come back for more.
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Since we are cooking with what we have on hand now most of the time, I designed this recipe to be eminently tweakable. You can substitute practically any ingredient in here, including the mashed potato layer on top, and get a delicious result. The veggies I used were a leek and half a giant red bell pepper that I had left over. You can substitute with onions and, if you want to add more, with any quick-cooking veggie like scallions, zucchini, mushrooms, butternut squash, spinach, green beans, green peas, corn, cauliflower (riced or cut into small florets). For the meaty part of the filling I used vegan sausage (I LOVE chipotle sausage in this), but you can substitute lentils for equally tasty results. Here’s a recipe for my vegan Irish shepherd’s pie where I did exactly that. What makes shepherd’s pie particularly irresistible and extremely kid-friendly, is that thick, creamy layer of mashed potatoes on top. If you want to make this dish even healthier, use mashed sweet potatoes. But if you do this give some thought to the veggies you already added to your filling and if they complement the sweet taters. I wouldn’t, for instance, use them if I use butternut squash in the filling–I’d just stick with the potato. You can make all of the recipe in one pot if you have a cast iron griddle or any griddle that transfers from the stovetop to the oven. I won’t claim this is a one-pot recipe overall, because you do have to cook and mash the potatoes separately.
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