Lentil Stew (Patrick Holford Low GI cookbook)

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 144.0
  • Total Fat: 2.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 27.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.5 g
  • Protein: 6.7 g

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Introduction

Yummy lentil stew, serve with pasta or on its own Yummy lentil stew, serve with pasta or on its own
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 tsp coconut/olive oil
    Garlic, however much you like
    1 onion
    1 pepper (I used a mix of green, yellow and red)
    1 carrot
    4 shiitake mushrooms (I used these instead of celery as in the original recipe)
    125g red lentils
    2 1/2 tsp reduced salt vegetable bouillon powder
    water, to cover mix (original recipe says 180ml but I used more than this)
    1 tsp dried herbs
    2 large tomatoes (or 12 cherry tomatoes, in the original recipe)
    1 1/2 tbsp tomato puree
    Black pepper, to taste

Directions

Serves 4

Heat the oil and soften the onions and garlic for a few minutes

Tip in the peppers, carrot and mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes

Add lentils, bouillon powder, water and herbs to the pan and stir. Allow to boil for 10 minutes uncovered.

Put the tomatoes and the tomato puree in the pan, stir and reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for 15-20 mins until the lentils are soft. Season with pepper and serve!

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LEXXA26.