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Stews that won't make your diet go to pot

by Barbara Wilson
continued from page 2

Mediterranean bean stew

Ingredients:

2 tsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, sliced
1 pint of vegetable stock
1 400g tin of tomatoes
1 green pepper, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
(or 1 tbsp fresh herbs)
100g red lentils
200g frozen peas
400g canned kidney beans, drained
and rinsed
Few slices of wholemeal bread

Preparation:

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pan and gently cook the onion and celery stalks until softened.

  2. Add a pint of vegetable stock, tomatoes, peppers, mixed herbs and red lentils. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

  3. Stir in peas and kidney beans. Cover and simmer for a further 15 minutes.

  4. Serve with thick slices of wholemeal bread.

Serves: 4

Nutritional information:
295 calories, 4.6g of fat and 48g carbs per serving.

Source: Body Boost

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