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enjoy! i'm having leftovers of this for lunch today



Lentil Barley shepherds pie recipe:
3/4 cup lentils, cooked
1/2 cup barley , cooked
mushrooms (i use alot)
onion
garlic
some mixed veggies (lima beans, green beans carrots etc because i dont like any of these enough to use a whole can of any of them but i know theyre good for you so i try to eat some)
some frozen corn (or a can of corn)
vegetable boullion or broth (use better than bouillion, or gravy packets from durkees)
soy sauce

cut up some potatoes in a pot with water and set them on high heat- i like to leave the skin on. by the time everything else is done, the potatoes are usually ready to be mashed and added.

saute the mushrooms, onion and garlic in a pan with some olive oil until the onions are translucent and the mushroom starts to look cooked. (can add rosemary, thyme, etc if you want- not much, maybe 1/2 tsp of each) add the lentils/barley and the mixed veggies, a dash or 2 of soy sauce and then a cup or so of broth and stir it all up. if youre using bouillion, mix a cube with 1-2 cups of water and add that. i cook all of it for a few minutes on low-med heat to let the flavors sort of percolate. if you like a thicker gravy, either add some wondra, or some flour while youre simmering this all. (you can also use guinness beer instead of water when making the boullion)

put this mix in whatever pan/dish youre going to use to cook the pie in. top with a layer of corn, then mash up the potatoes (add milk or butter if you like) then spread it on top. i like to put paprika on the top of everything, just a light coat on top of the potatoes. bake in a 350 degree oven until the potatoes start to brown. you should also be able to see some liquid bubbling up around the edges, just to let you know everything inside got hot.

also, not sure if you like soups but i made WAY too much lentils and barley when i first made the shepherds pie recipe (1/2 cup seemed too little to me, but it isnt!) so last night i threw a bunch of onions, mushroom and garlic in a crockpot with 4 cups of vegetable bouillion and 2 cups of white wine and let it cook for a while (4 hours on high). when everything was cooked i added the lentils and barley, and cooked for another 45 min or so. it came out really good. you can speed this up by just sauteeing the mushrooms and onions first, then just cooking it all together for 30-45 min or so.

voila'!