Mini Lentil Pot Pies

Hello beautiful! Yes... this is a delicious lentil pot pie! 

Full of protein and fresh veggies! 

With flakey crust and flavorful filling!

Is your mouth watering yet?

Mine is! 

lol

So for two nights I have been thinking about making pot pie! I was craving it so bad and I loved the idea of a vegan pot pie! I wanted to use something different other than tofu, seitan, or smart ground. It is easy to get tired of the same proteins all the time. I thought of a lot of different proteins that I could use and decided that I did not want a huge bean filling my pot pie so I decided on using lentils. I had never worked with them before but in my mind it seemed to all work together! I didn't take pictures as I went along mainly because I was not sure if this would actually turn out... but to my surprise they are delicious!! My mom was at her friends house helping her organize her kitchen and got home just after I finished baking these! She took a bite and could not believe how delicious they were, she went on and on about it was probably the best thing she has had since I came up with my Autumn soup! My mother is my expert opinion when it comes to my cooking, she is not afraid to tell me that something I made is not good! lol!  I am confident that everyone will love these if they try them! I ended up eating 2 of these mini pies and then eating it again for lunch today! Well enough of me rambling here is the recipe!

I used store bought pie crust that was vegan. This recipe can make about 18 mini pot pies or possibly 2 whole pies. I am not 100% sure though cause I made 6 mini and 1 whole lol! 

You will need:

2 1/2 Large Carrots Chopped

3 Stalks of Celery Chopped

1/2 an Onion Chopped

1/2 Cup of Frozen Peas

2 tbs. Earth Balance Butter

2 potatoes (Boiled and peeled before hand)

1 box of veg. broth

1 cup lentils

1/2 cup plain soy milk

1-2 tbs. of flour

2 tbs Parsley

To taste:

Salt 

Cracked Pepper

Garlic salt

In a pot melt 2 tbs. butter and add carrots, celery, and onion, begin cooking down vegetables. Add your peas and half a cup of the broth to the pot. Cook until the carrots are al dente. Add the rest of your broth, heat until boiling. Add lentils to the pot. Cook everything together until the lentils are soft. Broth should be cooked down a bit. In a small bowl mix together your milk and flour, add to the pot. Your filling should become thicker and creamy. Season to taste. Cut up potatoes and add them only when placing the filling inside the crusts. I found that baking a whole pie takes 20min. and the mini pies take 15min. baked perfectly! 

* A great way to make mini pies is to use a 6 cupcake pan! Makes super cute mini pies like above!*

I hope that you guys make and love these! Please let me know what you thought and anything you did differently! :)