Leftovers: Red lentil, Chickpea and Tomato Stew

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There is something about coming home at the end of a long weekend and looking in your fridge to find nothing but some old sauerkraut and some wilted greens. I truly hate this feeling, I spend a weekend drinking and eating probably not great food and spending money- so when I get home I want to be able to eat a home cooked meal. And this is why pantry items are essential.

When I got home yesterday I had some leftover pasta sauce, tofu that wasn’t used on the weekend and a container full of roasted potatoes and yams. I also knew for sure that I had onions, red lentils and a can of chickpeas and so my dinner (which turned out being delicious was born).

Red lentils have become one of my top 5 staple foods. Honestly they hit all the marks, nutritious/affordable/delicious/quick-to-cook! How could you not love them and have them stocked in your pantry at all times! I highly recommend them for a quick meal and something to add to sauces, curries, stews and soups.

A few nutrition tidbits

  1. Fibre- easy way to get your daily dose of fiber, instead of using grains or pasta try red lentils which help to keep you regular :)

  2. Protein- Plant Based Protein is something we should all be getting more of enough said

  3. Iron- who doesn’t need more iron in their daily diet? I know for me when I am approaching my period I look for generally more sources of iron to include in my diet


Recipe:

½ red onion

1 cup red lentils

1 cup tomatoes of some sort (canned/sauce/diced/fresh)

1 can chickpeas

Paprika

2 cups stock or water if you don’t have any

Any other veg you may want to add


  1. Saute the onion with some oil until soft, add red lentils, coat in juices add salt to taste

  2. Add ½ c of tomatoes let simmer

  3. Add few tbsp of liquid/broth, let simmer, add drained and rinsed chickpeas

  4. Add more sauce to taste and the rest of the broth, add a few tsp of paprika and let simmer for 15-20 minutes

  5. You can also add any other veg you may have lying around, I threw in some chopped peppers and the roasted root veg that I had too!

A quick and easy and absolutely delicious meal that doesn’t require a grocery store trip

A quick and easy and absolutely delicious meal that doesn’t require a grocery store trip