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Lentil Shepherds Pie

April 29, 2012 1 Comment

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Lentil Shepherds Pie

Slimming Eats Recipe

Serves 4

Green – 1 HEa per serving

Extra Easy – 1 HEa per serving

Ingredients

1 cup of uncooked brown lentils, rinsed

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, crushed

2 carrots, finely chopped

1 courgette (zucchini) finely chopped

1/2 cup of frozen peas

1/2 cup of frozen sweetcorn

sprinkling of thyme

1 teaspoon of paprika

balsamic vinegar

2 bay leaves

3 cups (720ml) of vegetable stock

2 heaped tablespoons of tomato paste

salt and black pepper to season

2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped

120g of cheddar cheese (4xHEa’s)

Olive oil spray

 

Method

Spray a large pot with some Olive oil spray, add the onions and garlic and cook until softened.

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Add the carrots, courgette and thyme and cook for a further 5 mins

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Stir in the lentils, tomato paste and paprika to evenly coat.

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Pour in the stock and add a splash of balsamic vinegar and the bay leaves, then bring to a boil and cover and simmer for 1.5 hours.

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Stir in the peas and sweetcorn

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When lentils are almost finished cooking time. Add your sweet potato to a pot of boiling hot water and simmer till softened. Then mash, season with some salt and black pepper and set aside.

Preheat oven to 200c or 400f (gas mark 6)

Layer your lentil mixture into an oven proof dish.

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Spread over the mashed sweet potato and sprinkle with your grated cheese.

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Bake in the oven  for about 30 mins, until cheese is melted and golden.

Serve  with your choice of sides and enjoy!!

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Filed Under: Extra Easy, grains and legumes, Green, main course, Syn Free Tagged With: Extra Easy, Green, healthy eating, lentils, low fat, shepherds pie, slimming eats, slimming eats recipe, slimming world, slimming world recipes, slimming world USA, sweet potato, syn free, weight watchers, weight watchers recipes

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  1. Jenn

    January 24, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    I made this recipe tonight and it was delicious! It was my first time cooking with lentils, thanks for introducing them to me!

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