Name: Irish Shepherd’s Pie
Brand: Nomad Nutrition
580 calories/112g = 5.2 cal/g
Nomad Nutrition is a great vegetarian friendly freeze-dried brand with really good calorie/weight ratios. I was curious what they could do with the shepherd’s pie concept without meat.
The recipe overall is very gravy-based. I added only the minimum amount of water (12 oz) and it still came out less like a mashed potato shepherd’s pie like I expected and more like a pie-inspired stew. The gravy is very good, however. I believe the sundried tomatoes or one of the spices gives it a vinegar-y sharp flavor that keeps it from tasting too heavy.
The one thing I didn’t like was that either the peas or the lentils (or maybe both) didn’t full rehydrate even though I gave it at least 20 minutes. I guess I can try longer next time but they were still kinda crunchy.
Would you eat again: Yes. Overall this was a decent comfort food recipe.