Name: Red Lentil Cottage Pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 onion, diced; 3 carrots, sliced; 2 peppers, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; ½ tsp mixed herbs; 200 g red lentils; 500 ml veg stock; 50 g frozen peas; 4 tomatoes, diced; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp Tabasco sauce (optional); 4 large sweet potatoes, diced; 1 tbsp butter; 50 g grated cheese (optional)

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Red Lentil Cottage Pie with a sweet potato topping, very cheap and simple to make, will serve 4. Perfect for meat free days.

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time35 minsTotal Time45 mins

1 onion, diced

3 carrots, sliced

2 peppers, sliced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

½ tsp mixed herbs

200 g red lentils

500 ml veg stock

50 g frozen peas

4 tomatoes, diced

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp Tabasco sauce (optional)

4 large sweet potatoes, diced

1 tbsp butter

50 g grated cheese (optional)

Peel and chop sweet potatoes, add water to cover, bring to the boil and simmer till cooked.(10-15mins)

Meanwhile fry the onion, peppers, carrot, garlic, and herbs in the butter until soft,
add the lentils and stock, boil for 10 min.

Stir in tomatoes and the peas, and a dash of tobasco (optional) add the worcestershire sauce. Cook for 5 mins then transfer to an oven dish.

Drain and mash the sweet potatoes then spread on top of lentil mix. Add grated cheese if using, pop in oven for 20 mins at 200° or on gas mark 6.

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