Vegetarian Casserole

Ingredients

✓ 1 Rapeseed Oil

✓ 1 Onion

✓ 3 cloves Garlic

✓ 1 tsp Paprika

✓ ½ tsp Cumin

✓ 1 tblsp Thyme

✓ 3 Medium Carrots

✓ 2 small stalks Celery

✓ 1 Red Pepper

✓ 1 Yellow Pepper

✓ 2 x 400g tins Tomato

✓ 250ml Vegetable Stock Cube

✓ 2 sliced Courgettes

✓ 2 sprigs Thyme

✓ 250g Lentils

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.