Vegetarian Casserole
Ingredients:
- Rapeseed Oil - 1
- Onion - 1
- Garlic - 3 cloves
- Paprika - 1 tsp
- Cumin - ½ tsp
- Thyme - 1 tblsp
- Carrots - 3 Medium
- Celery - 2 small stalks
- Red Pepper - 1
- Yellow Pepper - 1
- Tomato - 2 x 400g tins
- Vegetable Stock Cube - 250ml
- Courgettes - 2 sliced
- Thyme - 2 sprigs
- Lentils - 250g
Instructions:
Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based pan. Add the onions and cook gently for 5 – 10 mins until softened. Add the garlic, spices, dried thyme, carrots, celery and peppers and cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, stock, courgettes and fresh thyme and cook for 20 - 25 minutes. Take out the thyme sprigs. Stir in the lentils and bring back to a simmer. Serve with wild and white basmati rice, mash or quinoa.