Mini Veggie Pot Pies with Potato Crust
A comforting, bite-sized savory pies filled with a hearty vegetable and plant-based gravy mixture, all topped with a creamy, golden mashed potato crust instead of traditional pastry.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lb potato peeled and diced
- 2 large carrots peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 4 ounces green beans cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 large celery ribs chopped
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 1 can chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon dried tarragon
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 2 cups mashed potatoes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large egg beaten
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
Instructions
- Prep the veggies: Peel and chop the onion and garlic.
- Wash and chop the celery.
- Wash, peel, and dice the potatoes (large for topping), then slice the carrots.
- Set aside the fresh, frozen, or canned peas and corn.
- Cut the mushrooms.
- Cooking the stew: Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and onion and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the chopped garlic and cook for a few seconds.
- Add the sliced carrot, diced celery stalk, mushrooms, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and fresh thyme. Stir the herbs and spices over the veggies.
- Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and onion and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the chopped garlic and cook for a few seconds.
- Add the sliced carrot, diced celery stalk, shredded oyster mushrooms, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and fresh thyme sprigs. Stir the herbs and spices over the veggies.
- Add dairy-free milk and veggie broth and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the diced potatoes. Cover the stew with a lid and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add the green peas and the sweet corn. Gently stir a couple of times.
- To thicken the stew, mix some cornstarch and the milk from the stew in a separate bowl.
- Stir it into the pot and bring it to a simmer. Stop when the stew is thick.
- Take 4 mini bowls and place veggie stew in.
- Take large potato slices or mash the potatoes, then add on top to cover and add some olive oil brushing it on.
- Add thyme on top of each and bake in oven.
- You can add vegan or other cheese on top when baking also.
