Vegetarian Chilli Con Carne

Makes: 6 portions

Ingredients:

• 1-2 TBSP of good quality olive oil
• 1 medium-sized brown onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 cup of mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 head of cauliflower, stemmed and cut into little florets
• 1 red capsicum, cubed
• 1 tsp of dried oregano
• 1-2 tsp of chilli powder
• 1 TBSP of cumin powder
• 4 large fresh tomatoes, chopped (or 3 cups)
• 1 cup of red lentils, soaked and drained
• ½ cup of good quality vegetable stock
• 400g or 1 tin of red kidney beans, thoroughly rinsed and drained
• 2 cups of tomato paste
• Black pepper to taste
• Fresh lemon juice to serve
• Nutritional yeast to serve
• 1 handful of chopped fresh coriander

Method:

1. In a large pan, cook your chopped onion and minced garlic in olive oil until fragrant.
2. Add your chopped carrots, mushrooms, cauliflower and capsicum and sauté for about 5 minutes. Add your spices and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
3. Add your chopped tomatoes, lentils, kidney beans, stock, tomato paste, black pepper to taste and simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes.
4. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon and sprinkle with nutritional yeast and fresh coriander just before serving
5. Enjoy with a beautiful fresh salad.