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.