Name: Lentil and vegetable ‘cottage pie’
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400 g (14 oz) tin diced or crushed tomatoes; 2 tablespoons tomato paste (concentrated purée); 2 tablespoons milk; 2 zucchini (courgettes), finely grated; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 thyme sprig, leaves stripped; peas or your favourite green vegetable, to serve (optional); 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) mashing potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped; 30 g (1 oz) butter; 2 carrots, finely grated; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped; 2 x 400 g (14 oz) tins brown lentils, drained and rinsed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Slow Cooker Vegetarian

By Katy Holder

Published 2018

About

Total comfort food – that’s the only way to describe this dish, which is filling, warming, nutritious and delicious. Brown lentils replace the more traditional beef, making this a well-balanced family meal everyone will love.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) mashing potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
30

Method

Put the potato in a large saucepan of salted water and bring to the boil. Cook for 12–15 minutes until tender. Drain well and return to the pan over low heat to evaporate off any excess liquid. Mash with the butter and milk until smooth. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

While the potatoes are cooking, put the remaining ingredients into the slow cooker, season well w