Dinner

Vegetarian Casserole

Name: Vegetarian Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 rapeseed oil; 1 onion; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tsp paprika; ½ tsp cumin; 1 tblsp dried thyme, dried; 3 medium carrot, medium; 2 small stalks celery, small; 1 red pepper; 1 yellow pepper; 2 x 400g tins tomato, tinned; 250ml vegetable stock cube, dissolved to make stock; 2 sliced courgette, sliced; 2 sprigs thyme, fresh; 250g lentils

A hearty British-style vegetable casserole with lentils, tomatoes, courgettes, herbs, and warming spices.

50 min
380 kcal
Vegetarian
British

Mellowpan tip: Makes 4 servings, so there’s room for leftovers. Plan them into your week.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Heat the rapeseed oil in a large, heavy-based pan.
Step 2:
Add the onion and cook gently for 5–10 minutes, until softened.
5–10 min
Step 3:
Add the garlic, paprika, cumin, dried thyme, carrots, celery, red pepper, and yellow pepper.
Step 4:
Cook for 5 minutes.
5 min
Step 5:
Add the tomatoes, vegetable stock, courgettes, and fresh thyme.
Step 6:
Cook for 20–25 minutes.
20–25 min
Step 7:
Remove the thyme sprigs.
Step 8:
Stir in the lentils.
Step 9:
Bring the casserole back to a simmer.
Step 10:
Serve with wild and white basmati rice, mash, or quinoa.