This recipe is super simple, and can be adapted in all sorts of ways. Use whatever mixed veggies you have on hand, use sweet potato instead of regular mash or add garlic and parsley to your potatoes - use this dish as a starting point to create your own masterpiece.
Servings4people
Ingredients
For the Pie
4cupsmashed potatoes
1 and 1/2cupsfrozen mixed vegetablesI like a mix of peas, carrots, and corn
1individual sliceEarth Island vegan provolone cheesegrated
Mushroom Gravy(recipe below)
Mushroom Gravy
1/4cupwater
1mediumonionminced
pinchsalt
2cupsportobello mushrooms1/4 inch cubes
1/4cupwhite flour
1/4cupred wine
1/4cupBraggs Soy Seasoning
1tbspvegan Worchestershire sauce
1tspliquid smokecan use smoked paprika instead
1 & 1/2 - 2cupsvegetable broth
Instructions
First
Preheat oven to 375F. Grease an ovenproof dish and set it aside. If you do not have any prepared, start cooking your mashed potatoes and set aside once ready.
Mushroom Gravy
Add water and onion to a medium sized frying pan; saute over medium heat until tender.
Once the onions are tender, add a pinch of salt and the mushrooms. Saute the mushrooms until they release their liquid, then add red win, Braggs, Worchestershire, liquid smoke (or paprika). Cook until the mushrooms have absorbed the liquid.
Add flour, and stir to coat the mushrooms and onions. Allow the flour to brown a little, then whisk in the vegetable broth 1/2 cup at a time, whisking away any lumps before adding more liquid until the gravy is smooth and bubbling. Remove from heat.
Assembling the Pie
Add hot Mushroom Gravy and frozen mixed vegetables to your prepared oven-proof dish, and mix well to combine. Add the Earth Island Provolone in a thin layer on top.
Cover with mashed potatoes, one spoonful at at time, leaving a hole in the middle for gravy to bubble through. If you like crispy bits on your potatoes, don't smooth them out and leave lots of ridges; you can also go over the potatoes with wrong side of the fork to produce more ridges.
Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the gravy bubbles at the sides and through the middle. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.