Vegetable Casserole (v)

Looking for a vegetable alternative which is both tasty and warming – then try our vegetarian casserole. We have used a hearty combination of carrots, courgettes, peppers, tomatoes and lentils, but this is one of those recipes that you can tweak as much as you like and will always taste great!

Serves
6

Prep Time
20 mins

Cooking Time
1h 30 mins

Ingredients

tick what you've got in your fridge

• 1x Chopped Red Pepper
• 1x Chopped Yellow Pepper
• 2x Chopped Courgettes
• 1x Chopped Onion
• 2x Diced Carrots
• 2x Diced Sticks of Celery
• 250g Cooked Lentils
• 3x Diced Cloves of Garlic
• 250ml Vegetable Stock
• 800g Peeled Cherry Tomatoes
• 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
• 1/2 tsp Cumin
• 1 Tbsp. Dried Thyme

Method

Soften garlic and onion with olive oil in a frying pan

Add the carrots and celery and soften

Stir in the peppers, along with thyme, cumin and smoked paprika

Into the casserole add the courgettes, lentils and vegetable mix

Mix together well and add the peeled cherry tomatoes before stirring again

Pour in the vegetable stock and add the lid to the casserole

Place in the oven for 1 hour 30 at 200C

Remove from the oven, serve and enjoy!