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Vegetable, lentil and bean mole

  • Time to make: 1 hr 25 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • cooking spray oil
  • 1 large red onion, chopped
  • 1 large red capsicum, deseeded, chopped
  • 1 large red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons Mexican seasoning mix
  • ¾ cup dried green lentils
  • 400g can no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
  • 420g can red kidney beans, rinsed, drained
  • 4 cups salt-reduced vegetable stock
  • 250g button mushrooms, washed, quartered
  • 250g kumara, diced
  • 1 tablespoon dark chocolate, grated
  • 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, chopped
  • 4 cups cooked brown rice
  • 6 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a large saucepan with oil and place over a medium heat. Add onion, capsicum, chilli, garlic and Mexican spice mix. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add lentils and stir well. Add tomatoes, beans and stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes.

    2 Add mushrooms and kumara to saucepan. Stir. Simmer gently, uncovered, for 25 more minutes until vegetables are tender. Stir in chocolate and coriander. Cook gently for 5 more minutes until sauce is thickened. Serve with rice and top with sour cream. Add slices of avocado and extra chopped fresh coriander, if preferred.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free Mexican seasoning, chopped tomatoes and stock. Check chocolate and sour cream are gluten free, too.

    HFG tip

    Dried green lentils can be found in the soup aisle at the supermarket.

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