Lentil Shepard's Pie

Ingredients:
Lentils
Canned Tomato
Brocolli
Peas
Carrots
Potatoes
Butter
Milk
Salt
Aged Cheddar (optional)


Directions:
Cook and Salt 1 1/2 cups Lentils to package directions ~ Steam 1/2 cup of finely diced carrots for 5 minutes and then add 1/2 cup of chopped broccoli, and 1/2 cup of frozen peas to the carrots in the steamer ~ Continue to cook for 3 more minutes ~ In a casserole dish, add cooked Lentils, Steamed Carrots, Broccoli, Peas and one large can of diced Tomatoes ~ Mix these ingredients with a pinch of salt ~ At this point, the Lentil / Vegetable mixture should fill about half of your casserole dish ~  Boil chopped Potatoes with the skins on (Potatoes vary in size so imagine that you will need to fill the other half of your casserole dish with mashed Potatoes) ~ Once Potatoes are tender, drain and add 3/4 cup of Milk, 3 tbsp of Butter and then mash ~ Fill the top half of your casserole dish with the mashed Potatoes (top with Aged Cheddar - optional) ~ Cover with lid or tin foil for 40 minutes at 350°, then 15 minutes without cover ~ Sapore!