Vegetable Chilli

Vegetable Chilli

A real Winter warmer to feed a crowd! This makes enough to feed about 8 and even with a small family you can freeze the rest for another day.

This is one of my favorite things to cook as it makes about 4 meals for the 2 of us and so EASY! 

• 1 lge onion, finely chopped
  
• 1 carrot & 1 courgette finely diced
• 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp fresh root ginger
• 1 level Tbsp chipotle chilli paste
• 100g dried red lentils
• 4 Tbsp tomato puree
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
• 198g can sweetcorn drained
• 2 x 400g cans red kidney beans in chilli sauce

Spray wide pan with low calorie cooking spray over medium heat. Add onion, courgette, carrot, peppers, garlic and ginger and fry for 5 mins til softened. Add chipotle paste and fry for 1-2 mins.

Stir in lentils, tomato puree, tomatoes and 250 ml water, bring to boil and cook for 15-20 mins. Add sweetcorn and beans and cook for further 10 mins.