Lentil Bolognese

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 100 g red lentils (the kind that don't need soaking)
• 420 g canned tomatoes
• 500 ml vegetable stock (i.e. 1 stock cube)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 green pepper, chopped into chunks
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 teaspoon mixed herbs

Recipe

• 1 rinse the lentils until the water runs clear.
• 2 heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, carrot and garlic. cook for 2 minutes until soft.
• 3 add the tin of tomatoes, oregano and the lentils. add about half of the stock, so the mixture has a soupy consistency.
• 4 simmer for about 20 minutes, adding the pepper and any other veg you fancy after 10 minutes. add more stock if the lentils become dry.
• 5 serve when the lentils are soft and there is not too much excess liquid.