Confession

I have never had shepherd's pie. So I have no idea if this was even close, except that it sorta kinda looks like the google image results picture. I'm also reasonably certain this a distant relative of a nut loaf I mocked and detested my entire life.

Soaking lentils

Cooked lentils

Other ingredients not pictured: sunflower seeds, tomato paste, bread crumbs, basil, rosemary and garlic powder.

This is why you measure things, friends. I could have used about 1/2 this amount.

It baked 45 minutes, but possibly needed twice as long.

Potato topping

 

Plus easy peasies

Baked and broiled some more

And still quite the mishmash, but tasty! The beets made for an interesting almost fake color sort of resembling meat....