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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal216
  • fat5g
    low
  • saturates1g
  • carbs31g
  • sugars16g
  • fibre10g
    high
  • protein12g
  • salt1.6g

Method

  • step 1

    Heat the olive or rapeseed oil in a large, lidded, heavy-based pan over a medium heat. Lower the heat slightly then add the onion, cooking gently and stirring occasionally, for 5-10 mins until softened.

  • step 2

    Stir in the garlic cloves, smoked paprika, ground cumin, dried thyme, carrots, celery sticks, red and yellow peppers, and cook for 5 mins.

  • step 3

    Tip in the tomatoes along with the vegetable stock, courgettes and thyme sprigs. Give it a good stir, cover, and cook for 20-25 mins.

  • step 4

    Remove the thyme sprigs and discard. Stir in the cooked lentils and bring back to a simmer for 5 mins until warmed through. Serve with wild and white basmati rice, mash or quinoa.

RECIPE TIPS
FLAVOUR TIP

This casserole is best if made the day before to allow the flavours to develop.

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Neil Watkins

question

Does this work with red lentils?

grossjg45buU1hwgx

Really tasty recipe at the point of adding the lentils I put chunks of Hake fillets on top and also served it with the roasted mini potato’s from the fish and creamy leeks recipe.

Atem

Absolutely delicious. Made this morning for our evening meal. Used 1 tin of tomatoes and the remains of a carton of passata (left over from yesterday’s pizza). Didn’t use fresh thyme. Otherwise I followed the recipe. Served it with mashed potatoes. Will definitely make this again.

afo4progress93345

question

How to cook vegetable quorn stew

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. You can add quorn or equivalent at the same time as the peppers, then just follow the recipe as above. We hope this helps, BBC Good Food Team.

simonjb88

Used 2 tins quality brand tinned plum tomatoes, doubled the spices (kept thyme the same), added new potatoes (approx 7-800g). Left the courgette out at step 3, doubled that cooking time to 45 min, then added the potatoes, cooked further 15 min, added the courgettes, cooked further 25 min, let stand…

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