What do you call a Shepherd's Pie topped with fresh homemade biscuits instead of potatoes? Is it still a shepherd's pie? Or is it now a pot pie? How about a Biscuit and Vegetable Pot Pie?
Whatever you want to call it .... I call it DELICIOUS!
- Fresh carrots
- Celery
- Garlic
- Potatoes
- Mushrooms
- Lentils
- All swimming in a rich, creamy gravy
- Topped with my fresh Vegan Buttermilk Biscuits
Ooooh! Can anyone say Ultimate Comfort Food? This might be one of those dinners you make to impress your omni-friends.
You know the ones. Those friends and family members who think we are all SOOO deprived? Eating nothing but Tofu and Bean Sprouts?
Yeah - THOSE friends.
This recipe will show them how sadly mistaken they are! Healthy, low-fat, high fiber, protein-rich, and DELICIOUS! I'd say we eat pretty good - wouldn't you?
Biscuit and Vegetable Pot Pie
Before we get started, I just want to brag for a minute.
Both of the pictures you see were taken in my usual setup.
I normally try to snap a few Smartphone Photos right after I cook (and the food gets devoured), but by then it's usually dark outside. And Oregon Winters are known for being dark, dreary, and grey - and that's in the daytime! So using my newer dSLR Camera has been pretty much impossible.
Thanks to YouTube, (and Home Depot), I think I found a solution!
I bought two of those little clip on shop lights (the ones your hubby uses to work on the car), and 2 extra bright Daylight CFL Bulbs. I stretched an old T-Shirt over both domes to diffuse the light, and also picked up a couple of white foam boards to use as reflectors.
Bam! Instant daylight. The photo on top was taken with my Nikon and the one just above with my smartphone. Both photos (to me anyway) are way better than I could have taken otherwise, especially at 7:00 at night.
What do you think? Better? Worse? Too much light? Please let me know while I continue to adjust my setup. Like I've said before, I am NOT a professional photographer. I'm learning as I go.
As always, thanks for any and ALL comments! I love hearing how much you and your family enjoy my recipes.
Biscuit and Vegetable Pot Pie
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 9 servings 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: American
Description
What do you call a Shepherd's Pie that's topped with Flaky Biscuits instead of Mashed Potatoes? Is it now a Biscuit Pot Pie? I call it DELICIOUS!
Ingredients
- 3 med Carrots ((diced))
- 3 ribs Celery ((chopped))
- ¼ med White Onion ((diced))
- 2 Yukon Gold Potatoes ((diced))
- 8 oz White Mushrooms
- 3 cloves Garlic ((minced))
- 1 Tbs Tomato Paste
- ½ tsp Dried Thyme
- ½ tsp Dried Sage
- ¼ tsp Garlic Salt
- ¼ tsp Ground Pepper
- 1 Tbls Flour ((thickener))
- 2 cups Vegetable Broth ((low sodium))
- ⅓ cup Red Wine ((optional))
- ½ tsp Vegan Worchestershire Sauce ( )
- 1-2 Tbls dried Lentils ((optional))
- Flaky Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe ((see recipe below))
Instructions
- Chop carrots, celery, and onion and add to large stewpot, saute in a little veggie broth until softened
- Add mushrooms and garlic and cook until softened
- Add Tomato Paste and spices and stir to combine
- Sprinkle flour over veggies and stir it in
- Slowly add Veggie Broth and increase heat to low boil
- Add the potatoes, Worcestershire Sauce, and the wine (if using)
- Add Lentls. Note: If you omit the wine - you may not need the lentils. Judge by the amount of liquid you have and if it has thickened or not. I used wine in my dish so added the Lentils to help absorb it. This will increase your cooking time by at least 20 minutes.
- Cook until thickened and adjust spices to taste
- Turn off heat and let stew cool so we can prepare the biscuits.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Prepare Biscuits as per RECIPE
- Roll our dough and use a cookie cutter (or jar) to cut out 12 biscuits about ½" to ¾" thick
- Pour Stew into an 8" square casserole dish and top with 9 of the biscuit rounds
- You should have enough dough for 3 additional biscuits - simply cook them separately
- (They won't go to waste) 🙂
- Bake casserole (and biscuits) for 15-20 minutes or until biscuits have browned
- Let sit for at least 5 minutes to cool and then serve
Notes
Original Recipe Date: January 10, 2016
Click here for the Fluffy Buttermilk Vegan Biscuit Recipe.
Deborah
This looks yummy! I wonder if there are any prepared biscuits that could be used instead of making your own. I am not that ambitious.
Matt Peck
there's no instructions when to add the potatoes?
Chuck Underwood
Whoops - and thanks. No one has noticed I guess until now - nice catch. Add them when you add the broth and wine.
Matt Peck
Thanks! We've been making a couple of your recipes weekly and have enjoyed every one!!
Salina
I was looking for a new instant pot recipe and stumbled upon this. There aren't any instant pot directions, but I was able to combine this recipe with your instant pot veggie stew directions and figure it out. I did make the biscuits separately and then put them on top when ready to eat. It was very good, thank you for the recipe!
For any wondering, I used the sauté low setting to cook the onions, garlic, celery and carrots in a little broth (about 10min), then added the mushrooms, tomato paste, red wine and spices (another 10min or so, there was still some liquid from the red wine left but not a lot), before adding the rest of the ingredients and pressure cooking on high pressure for 15min with a quick release to eat. In hindsight I probably would hold off on the flour to thicken or use a cornstarch slurry, until after, though it didn't make any difference to it cooking, it just wasn't thick right after cooking.
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