Crockpot Lentil Stew [recipe]

[Guest guest]

This recipe is my own invention - I tend to add a bit of this and a

bit of that so measurements are somewhat inexact. My slow cooker

(crockpot) is just a small one, hence the small amounts. This made

enough for 4 meals when served with brown rice and green veg.

Christie

 

Crockpot Lentil Stew

 

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 clove of garlic, crushed

1 small chilli, finely chopped

1 stick of celery, finely chopped

1 carrot, finely diced

4 small new potatoes

2 tbsp olive oil

250 mls V8 juice

2 Tbsp tomato paste

100g green lentils

1 pt vegetable stock

Pinch of smoked paprika

Pinch of ground cumin

Pinch of dried oregano

Freshly ground black pepper

1 orange or red pepper, diced

Handful of mangetouts (snowpeas), finely sliced diagonally

 

Gently sauté shallot, carrot, celery and potato in olive oil for

about 6 minutes, add garlic and sauté for a further 2 minutes. Add

V8 juice, lentils and tomato paste and bring to the boil. Tip into

crockpot, add vegetable stock , oregano and spices. Cook on Auto for

6 hours. Add pepper and mangetout and cook for a further 30 minutes.

If your crockpot does not have an Auto setting then you will need to

preheat on High and then turn it down to Low.