Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Delicata Squash Shepherds Pie

Delicata Squash Shepherds Pie. Check the squash with a fork. If it's soft enough to go thru the fork then it's ready. Let it get slightly hot, then add onions, celery and carrots.

My favorite squash to use is delicata. The long tubular gourd that's striped dark green and cream, indicates its taste via its name, which means "sweet". Delicatas can be harder to find than butternut or acorn squash (unless you live in Vermont, where they seem to be everywhere), but the quest is well worth it for the resulting pie. You can cook Delicata Squash Shepherds Pie using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Delicata Squash Shepherds Pie

1. Prepare 4 of small delicata Squash, cleaned and cut in cubes.
2. Prepare 2 of cups, water.
3. It's 1 cup of cooked mashed potatoes.
4. Prepare 1 of vegan chicken bouillon cube.
5. You need 2 cups of cooked red lentils (or any lentil of your choice).
6. It's 1 1/2 cup of each of chopped celery, onions and carrots.
7. It's 1 can of tomato sauce, 8oz.
8. You need 1 cup of thinly sliced green chard.
9. It's 1-2 tbsp of Badia Mediterranean Blend.
10. Prepare 3 of crushed garlic cloves or 1tbsp of ajo.
11. You need 2-3 tbsp of coconut oil.
12. It's 1 tsp of liquid smoke.
13. It's to taste of Salt/pepper.

Arrange squash pieces in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Delicata squash is one of the best winter squashes even though it is a fairly 'new' squash. The skin can be eaten and it is almost the best part of the squash. I was curious about the squash when I saw it at the farmer market and 'had to have it' and this is how I chose to make it.

Delicata Squash Shepherds Pie instructions

1. Heat 2 tbsp of coconut oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Let it get slightly hot, then add onions, celery and carrots. Stir and cook for about 10-11 minutes or until the onions are slightly translucent. Add the green chard and cook for another 5-7 minutes. Add the lentils, liquid smoke, mediterranean seasoning and tomato sauce to the veggies. Add another tbsp of coconut oil to keep the food from sticking to the pan. Cook for another 7-9 minutes. Set aside.
2. Clean and cube the squash. In small pot, put in the squash, water and bouillon then cook for approx. 20-30 minutes on medium heat. Check the squash with a fork. If it's soft enough to go thru the fork then it's ready. When it's ready pour half of the liquid out of the pot. Add the cooked mashed potatoes to the squash then start to mash the ingredients together. When it becomes a smooth mixture, stir until fully blended..
3. Take a 8"or 9" casserole dish and add the veggie mix to the dish. Evenly spread the mix throughout the dish. Take squash/potatoe mashed mix and put on top evenly coating the dish. Set oven to broil. Broil the dish for 10-15 minutes or until the top is nicely browned. Bon Appetite!.

Cut delicata squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Brush cut sides lightly with olive oil or canola oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place cut sides up on a large baking sheet. Then arrange in a single layer. Cut ends off of squash, then cut in half lengthwise.