can I use dried orange lentils and lamb mince to make shepherds pie

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I only have enough lamb mince for half a pie so thought I could pad it out with orange lentils that I have in the cupboard. Does anyone have a recipe for a half veggie pie

Do I have to boil the lentils first then add to the mince or can I cook the two together with stock thrown in.

TIA

I chuck it all in together myself! Sometimes I add another chopped onion and a bit more veg. No-one seems to notice any difference.

It will be fine.

Cook it all together with the stock as long as you have long enough. Do you mean the red lentils? coz they only take 20 minutes to cook and will be fine.

Agreed, cook your mince as usual then lob in your lentils and some extra veg. You'll need to add water for the lentils to absorb. I like to add a tin of tomatoes too, for a change

You don't really need a recipe do you?

If you add tomatoes it is not a shepherd's pie though, just a mince pie.

Sorry, just a suggestion.

Not a bad suggestion!

sorry, it's just not shepherd's pie with tomato sauce, like a pizza wouldn't be a margheritta if it had capers and anchovies all over it

Thanks guys, the reason I was hesitant is because all the meatless shepherds pie recipes I see use brown lentils and I've only used my red ones to make soup before...its for tomorrow's dinner. Will chuck it all in and add some stock